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April 24, 2024 18:31
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Sorry, I don't think it's really a Ronson. It was more to indicate that the name Senator is more commonly used for lighters.
#8641231 resembles in shape an imitation of an American Cli-Cla disposable lighter (see for example Ebay: Cli-Cla Bat Masterson). Manufacturing seems a little less likely to me. Benefit of the doubt, I would also say.
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Maybe VDS liked a good cigar every now and then.
Enough cigar bands with Suske and Wiske.
So yes, VDS cooperated with advertising for certain 'purposes'.
And probably a Ronson Senator lighter.
See #1731823
#8641231 legal? illegal? Manufacturing?
Benefit of the doubt, surely?
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It is not unlikely that the use of the image took place without permission, but I see no conclusive evidence.


Bearing in mind that VDS did not/never 'provided' cooperation in advertising for certain products or purposes.

What is this statement based on? Is that a statement from Vandersteen himself?


The manufacturer mentioned in/on this item is a manufacturer of cigars...

Doesn't seem very likely to me. If it were an advertising article from Senator Cigaren, this would be stated much more emphatically. The lettering also does not appear to be the same as that of the Senator Cigars.
In this case it is most likely just a brand (or type) of (cheap) lighters. The name may be a reference to the Ronson Senator lighter.
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April 23, 2024 10:52
I am sure that illegal items have been sold through the site\auction. It has not always been explicitly prohibited and enforcement is a problem as long as an item has not been formally declared illegal.

And I agree with you that the chances of this lighter being legal are very slim.
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#8641231
Excerpt from the cover of 'De kwaaie kwieten' (Suske en Wiske 1st edition in 1987).
The (simple?) question: is this a legal or illegal 'product'?
Bearing in mind that VDS did not/never 'provided' cooperation in advertising for certain products or purposes.
For example tobacco.
The manufacturer mentioned in/on this item is a manufacturer of cigars...
Then this would have to date from after 1990 after his death.
And it could well be that an illegal item was once sold via LD/Catawiki.
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May 17, 2017 15:17

Can I approve that? Isn't such a thing going to confuse the database or the entire site? Or am I worried about nothing? ;)

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June 08, 2016 19:24

Yes and also electric.

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You also have catalytic lighters, ignited by the reaction of methanol, platinum and oxygen.

The first model dates from about 1907.

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Look up an auction on the site that this would fit in and contact the auctioneer at the top of the page. Or contact Customer Service; link is at the top of this page.

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hallo,

from a legacy I have a very large collection of different Ronson lighters in my possession. In total it concerns 4 moving boxes full. The collection also consists of Ronson accessories, posters, advertising material, etc. I do not like to take a picture of each lighter or to display everything and start counting because this is too time-consuming. I would therefore prefer to sell this collection in one go because I am not a collector myself. What options are there through Catawiki to be able to sell this collection? [ad removed by moderator]

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Try on google under the search term "Rothschild lighter",

I will find a lot.

(of course not sure what you are looking for exactly)

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Dear Mr Autominologist,

I bought this lighter at a flea market and as a collector of smoking accessories, this caught my eye.

On no site can I find information about the Rothscgild lighter brand on this site and now my hopes are pinned on the lighter forum

I know the value of this item or the price I paid for it, but is this the value or have I paid too much or too little?

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@westplantsoen: you just BOUGHT it and want to know the value!?

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Dear lighter collector,

Recently, as a lighter collector, I bought a lighter from the brand "Rothschild". This lighter has about the model of the Dupont lighter in double version and a black band. It is a flint model on gas.

Swiss made and in good (used) condition.

Can you tell me more about this and if necessary. give the value

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You can also use matches instead of a lighter.

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November 27, 2013 14:00

LOL

we will now go on topic again ...

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I think you are confusing "to be used" and "to be used".

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November 27, 2013 13:06

gosh, what would the internet be for now ?????????

Porn, in particular. But do we really need to talk about that?

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Thanks Morits

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Gosh, what would the internet be for now ?????????

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Gosh, nice that you give that lighter as an example! My grandfather had and my uncle has another such lighter, a silver or silver-plated one. I did not know that they were ignited by magnet. But then again, I am not going to open any lighters, much too dangerous and certainly in the past when I was little!

Are you not a manager of lighters then? Or is it again 1 of your new projects that you are semi-manager of?

My grandmother used to have a silver-plated, almost egg-shaped lighter that also had a lighter button. It did have a fuse that lit when you pressed the button. I suspect by a pebble.

What do you mean by strings? I do have a number of miniatures in the shape of cans (but then miniature) and if you pulled the sleeve off, it turned on. Or miniature lighters with a lid, where you then had to scrape the lighter along stone or something else. Do you mean that?

And as a layman: what is Piezo?

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As far as we know, there are 5 different ways to give a lighter a working flame.

  • Flint
  • Piezo
  • Battery
  • Ironer
  • Magnet

The first three are the best known.

I still have to do some research on the iron and the magnet ignition, but they do exist.

the magnet ignition as an example 2427949

theironer 3180827 and 3575905

I would like to request a new field to show this clearly in the catalog. And sortable.

Preferably as a drop-down menu.

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Isn't just a model number or production code meant? A serial number is such a code that is different on each copy and therefore does not deserve a field in Catawiki.

That's a very good one. Each serial number is of course different and a 'serial number' field will lead to confusion.

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Isn't just a model number or production code meant? A serial number is such a code that is different on each copy and therefore does not deserve a field in Catawiki.

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What are we going to call that field?

Serial number seems the most logical to me, but with a good description in the accompanying text block

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