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Electric cigar lighters were introduced and became popular in the 1920s and 30's. They worked like the lighters in cars: a coil was heated by electricity, then touched to the end of the cigar. Other cigar lighters were similar to cigarette lighters, except that they were table lighters, as cigars were generally enjoyed at home or the club, not on the go.
Cigar lighters were mostly made in metals, with some ornate table lighters featuring wooden, resin, or even marble bases. Most were naptha lighters, though more recently butane 'torch' style lighters have become popular with cigar smokers.
Tony Hyman has been collecting cigar boxes since he was 12. The National Cigar Museum has been open for 10 to 1… [more]
At the very beginning, my interest in lighters was about the mechanism. I had my first lighter when I was 14.… [more]
Cigarette lighter collecting is a hobby that never gets boring. Just by browsing eBay auctions for ten minute… [more]
A treasure trove of information about cigars and cigar ephemera, this site is a must-see for any tobacciana collect… [read review or visit site]
Puff on this... over 1,000 cigar bands from the 1890s through 1920s, organized into themed galleries such as Portra… [read review or visit site]
This ambitious site showcases the 20,000-item Rankei Library matchbook collection, owned by the Japan Match Manufac… [read review or visit site]
Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [read review or visit site]
Jane McDevitt's huge Flickr photoset of matchbox labels, primarily Eastern European, from the 1950s and 60s. These … [read review or visit site]
This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [read review or visit site]
James Lileks' gallery of 250 matchbooks from coffee shops, hotels, motels, bars, banks, restaurants and more. Lilek… [read review or visit site]
Tom Boblitt moderates this extremely deep, collaborative site dedicated to non-sports cards (tobacco, gum and candy… [read review or visit site]
This blog, entirely in Spanish, is an amazingly comprehensive and varied tribute to tobacco and cigarette advertisi… [read review or visit site]
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