It's also because it's before the disposable era. None of these lighters were disposable and would cost a significant amount, they're well made, Hardy objects built to last. Not like the .50c lighters today you throw away.
These were expensive and unreliable. They still exist today, but the reason few people buy them is not because these people are unable to appreciate art - it is because they are looking to buy not art but a lighter.
I'd like YOU to have the ONE i have... I couldn't get it working it's a cigarette case and a lighter combined ...it needs to be working and in a collection like this....
It was mostly because early strike-matches contained toxic ingredients like phosphorus. Try to light up off of them and smoking itself will kill a whole lot faster than cancer. "Matches" as small twigs that burn for a while once lit by something else have exsisted for millenia but strike-matches were an invention of the 18 and 19th centuries.
Agreed and they’re also more eco friendlier than the more cheaper and disposable lighters again, a lighter was something akin to a man’s prize much like a man is with their car and so people would take great care of them as well as constantly reusing them since a piece of flint and steel and lighter fluid is far cheaper than having to buy a new lighter every week.
@@amandamuscle6408 it's called "Heartaches" by Al Bowlly. personally i love both of the songs because i like the sound of old-timey music from the 1920s-1940s/50s
@@redwoodclimber Nah man he's referring to everywhere at the end of time by the caretaker. That's the song in the vid that you posted but I'm pretty sure the commenter was asking what the reference the above guy made
NOT just lighters. Old toasters, tvs, fans, fridges, and toys. I've got a collection of things from the 50s-70s and soooo much of it is built so well. Most of it works perfectly. My beer fridge is from the 60s, in my garage, and works great. Yes, it costs more to run, yes it's smaller, but dang of it isn't nice, and will outlive my new fridge in the house I'm sure. It's only had some wiring replaced
The ubiquitous Zippo is still being made, little style but built to last. That and one of those jerrycan fuel canisters would be good to have when lighting something would make a difference.
I was thinking about how disappointing it is that now, they make a rare few expensive af "cool" things that everyone wants. So you see everyone with or wanting the same "cool" thing, instead of unique quality things fit to the individual at more reasonable prices
@@3ducs new zippos, at least the non-graphics or special painted ones, feel cheap and don’t have that zippo ting to them because the metal is so much thinner
Really - Fire is one of our simplest necessities in life. One of the four basic elements. So, it is truely fascinating seeing the variations from around the world from different periods of time. Here in the states where Zippo is the standard, it is hard to find other vintage lighters like these. "The 1001" was one of my favorites, here. Thank you for sharing your collection with us!
Craftsmanship and creativity still mean something, just not for lighters. Lighters are no longer a symbol for status in the common day to day, and smoking was, and still is, the leading reason to use a lighter. You didn't take fancy lighters camping, for example.
@@reylynn6641 you’re gonna sit there and tell me that things aren’t more cookie cutter than ever. We’re 3d printing houses now and you can drive through entire neighborhoods where each house is literally the same thing. Go look at that era architecture as well. Huge difference. Not just lighters
Older things always seem to be so much more ornate and unique. The way they thought to make things work back then was incredible, and stuff lasted forever
I think that might just be survivorship bias. Im sure there was cheap lighters too back in the day, that you just dont see anymore because they are in a landfill now.
@@Yipper64 no it’s not, things were usually higher quality back then. And there’s many examples. Like household appliances. They used to last forever and now it seems like they don’t really last as long when you buy them.
@@JakeyBro69it was also a super big investment to buy things back then because money was worth alot more and people didn't get paid as much a lighter like this would be more popular with the upper class lower class would still be using matches
@@Yipper64 Well, the cheap and common option was to buy matches. Until the turn of the century, people used fire strikers, pieces of steel that produced sparks when struck, to make fire. With the advent of matches, everyone lit their cigars with that instead. Lighters were only used in windy situations where a match wouldn't stay lit, so they became more common in the military. Having one just to light your cigarettes was already a statement of wealth, so most lighters reflected that in their style and design. Having a cheap lighter would be like buying a fake rolex - pretending to be wealthy. So, yes, cheap lighters existed, but there is a good reason why so many of them were fancy and long-lasting designs.
@nymetsman321 just because it's listed for $3k doesn't mean that's what they're going for/what they're worth. Looks like one's that have actually sold are going for $600-1300 depending on condition.
They look cool and I bought an antique lighter awhile ago. I will still always choose a bic lighter over any of these though. It’s reliable, cheap, and disposable
@@stoke101 I'm referring to their uses. The only thing some mf from 1940's gonna be lighting is his chain smoker that let's you smoke 10 cigarettes at a time.
Those flames seem very strong. Makes me wonder what kind of fuel they used and how long it lasted. In fact, they might not really be for lighting cigarettes but survival (starting a fire for cooking), home utility (lighting gas lamps/cooking stoves), or in industrial settings where a pilot light needs to be lit (a locomotive) Fun stuff to think about and those lighters sure are pretty.
Because those lighters were engineered and built by actual ingenious people. Modern lighters are mainly mass produced junk thousands of units rolling off chinese factory lines all the time
Not really. Creativity is at an all-time high now. We are just looking for it in the wrong places. Back then, smoking was considered a high-class activity for the rich. Hence watchmakers were involved in the creation of such fancy lighters. The advent of plastics, cheap mass production, and the realization that smoking can give you cancer made it unprofitable for watchmakers to keep making lighters.
@bigol9223 Indie devs, but the difference is that back then, there was no big distinction to overshadow or bury good games under the spotlight hogging AAA titles from the big companies. In fact the problem nowadays is that we are seeing more games released than ever but the majority don't try anything new. Taking a look at the original playstation library there was so much genre definin games and wacky experimental stuff that it makes the current trend chasing stuff look a little pathetic.
Standardization is a result of technological advancement being abused to stifle skilled workers. Unique versions of products and even high quality versions of them aren't rare because of a lack of desire or ability to make them. It is because the automated manufacturing processes are all that matters when making things now. Any type of clothing that requires skilled stitching? Machine struggles with it so you'll never see it unless you are willing to pay the 1 company on earth that still employs skilled tailors 25,000 for it.
@@Outwardpd Automation and machines did not stiffle anything. Skilled workers still exist and they produce their goods to this day. What's more, those kinds of lighters exist everywhere, they cost around 50 bucks. Nobody is interested in them enough to buy them lmao.
@@OutwardpdMore people than ever before in human history can afford the shoes on their feet, because now it doesn’t take a cobbler a week to make one pair of shoes. A machine makes it in 10 minutes. I would rather clothe the poor than have a cool lighter.
convenience took over, ppl rather save time to make more money while also saving money with the more convenient options. why? cause we cant afford shit anymore lol
It's not like that kind of craftsmanship disappeared but the standard grew higher. Since smoking isn't as normal as it was back in the day, lighters simply became more normal and well, most people wouldn't need such a lighter, because most people simply don't need one in their everyday life. But you can see it in a lot of watches, phones and other every day items.
We are losing the middleclass now! That is the reason why no one needs these - you are either too poor to afford something like this or too rich to care!
I think the reason I like these old ones so much more than the new ones (the intricate ones) is because each lighter just exudes cute human engenuity. They created the lighter and then just kept expanding on it, each lighter feels like the specific inventors creativity and passion. It's just the charm of human made, hand crafted time and effort, for humans sake. Like each lighter was made with the buyer in mind. So much personality.
@@Liusila Back then there was not much else to spend money on. And before mass production with plastics people could find work doing creative things like this.
I used to have that 2nd one. Found it at a garage sale. Lost it years later on a night of bar/club crawling. May whoever found it enjoy that really nice gear.
I'm not a smoker, never have been but these old lighters were so hecking classy. Each ones a little work of art. We used to make things beautiful and attractive just because, now everything is static.
In fact, everything was done by hand, there were no large machines that produced in series. This made things more unique and detailed. Over time, machines took their place and everything became easier and cheaper to produce, handmade products became rarer and more expensive.
@@gustavofranciscoschierholt6095 Dude these aren't from the 1700's. They would've absolutely been made with major machine assistance ever since the industrial revolution.
My great grandfather gave my grandfather some very old unique lighters and he has passed them on to me. One of them is the Thorens Fab suisse 81816, it’s my favorite lighter.
Profit incentives ruin everything. We're rewarded more for producing the cheapest low quality things than we are if producing high quality creative ones.
@@Djanck000Yeah, because of people like me and you. I know for sure you wouldn’t go out and buy a brand new tv or lighter when the cheaper one can do the job for half the cost.
@@supergamergrill7734 Nah, you don't sh*t. "Brand new" is not the opposite of "cheaper" just for starters. There's brand new soulless stuff made by the thousands to be as cheap as possible. Plus, i used to smoke and used to have very nice lighters i used in different occasions. And i used to work (from 2011 to 2020) doing custom leather crafts. I 100% am the guy that would spend a little more to buy something handcrafted and durable. Sure, i'm not rich so there's a point where the cheapest thing IS the one i can buy, but being poor and being cheap are two separate issues.
What i loved about the old days. Real care was put into them and it feels like each lighter has its own personality and story to tell. My favorites in your collection are the heart one the kickstart and perplex. Thank you for sharing your collection friend!
@@circleinforthecube5170 i think they mean the fact that things were built to last. Once companies realised they'd benefit from having our bought goods break after a certain time, it's just become the norm
Literally? As I bet most of those lighters were expensive at time? I got interested so I googled a bit, and find out that 1926 Ronson model lighter cost $ 5 at the time. Corrected with inflation that would be over $ 30 nowadays. Not exactly a steal, but as there is much cheaper ones readily available, I bet few companies would survive today by making just lighters? But gotta admit all of the ones on video looked way cooler than any modern ones I have seen.
I love old music like this, it gives me a sense of nostalgia and peace. And about the lighters, there so unique, I wish they still made beautiful lighters like that.
@@Wildfox1177 a LOT less so now, compared to ten, twenty years ago, and MOST CERTAINLY less than in the 1930's-1950's, they'd have commercials EVERYWHERE. even in kid's cartoons for cigarettes. We've come a long way since then. (:
@@codaxthevulture4129 I can't say for certain, but I'd like to say they were both equally bad for different reasons. Probably just changes in ingredients that could very easily be equally as bad.
@@codaxthevulture4129 How could you possibly come to that conclusion? "Since 1950, the makeup of cigarettes and the composition of cigarette smoke have gradually changed. In the United States, the sales-weighted average "tar" and nicotine yields have declined from a high of 38 mg "tar" and 2.7 mg nicotine in 1954 to 12 mg and 0.95 mg in 1992, respectively." That was the very first study I found. Come on now. They were worse in every possible way.
I've heard so many covers of this song. The Marcels also had a good one, and some animatronic band in the 80s did a cover of the cover and they are both great honestly! The song makes its way through the decades and is still a classic!
@@Purplethylacinez Burning memory samples it. Most of that album is just riffing on existing famous tunes, as it is supposed to give a feeling of fading cognitive ability. Now guess what the real alzheimers patients of the time the album was written in listened to when they were young? That's right. Heartaches by Al Bowlly.
@@mombo967 I used to have to remove part of it to press hard enough to spin the wheel part until I got used to it. It’s not that the new ones are that hard, but some of these ones look even easier to use.
Old timey stuff gives me nostalgia, and I’m a Gen Z… I love going to thrift stores and finding vintage and antique furniture, tea sets and little trinkets. They built very unique and beautiful furniture back then too.
@@Sublime_1Not everything by any means, you had to be of a certain class. Those lighters were expensive even in the time, basic ones would usually be similar to "trench lighters" essentially a reused metal casing, cotton, a wick and a flint wheel. They did their job fine, but weren't extravagant.
It's not surprising that so many people are nostalgic for the "good ol' days"; they were good. People did amazing things back then with almost none of the technology we have today. Nowadays if someone were to make a lighter, they'd use a computer to engineer it. Back then, they used pen and paper. It's just amazing, and kind of sad too.
I had no idea there were so many unique examples of lighter tech like this. I guess the zippo is the closest thing to some of these in the modern age, and even that's not as interesting as these. Definitely more interesting than the mass produced plastic lighters of today, though.
@@Cheese-ts7py The creator The Caretaker made a 6 hour audio art piece called Everywhere at the End of Time that was an artistic rendition of the stages of dementia. The first song that played was a slowed pitched down instrumental version of the song that's playing "Heartache" by Al Bowlly" but it focuses on the "It's just a burning memory" part. Edit: The reason for my reaction was because up until that point I hadn't heard the original song and then I just stumbled into it out in the wild and was like "oh..."
Damn they used to really build things unique back in the day. Love all of these
Men used to compete to see who could build the best
Hmmmm I wonder what changed 😂
back when 3 corporations didn’t make everything and innovation was encouraged
Wish this market creativeness was still around
Built to last, too
Smoking was so prominent that lighters were fashion accessories! Fascinating!
Couldn’t have said it better. Agreed!
get a luxury swiss lighter like swiss made watches
A bit like phones today
It's also because it's before the disposable era. None of these lighters were disposable and would cost a significant amount, they're well made, Hardy objects built to last. Not like the .50c lighters today you throw away.
Okay!!
*No wonder* everyone had smoking addictions back then, I woulda too just to get an excuse to use those 🔥
You realise lighter aren't just for cigarettes right?
@@ChamberlainCody Proof that its a joke?
@@Shinkero😂
Surely you aren't serious, right...?
@@ChamberlainCodyhe didn’t miss the joke he’s just being a little dork
@@ChamberlainCody jokes are usually funny and this being the internet there's plenty of people like you that would laugh at a mirror...
man. lighters used to have class and style. we live in an age of everything being mass produced and samey, and I wish it could be like the old days
These were expensive and unreliable. They still exist today, but the reason few people buy them is not because these people are unable to appreciate art - it is because they are looking to buy not art but a lighter.
Honestly, old style lighters seem so much more reliable, not to mention the waste that non refillable plastic lighters create
there are still alot of cool lighters
@@miajajajajajajajajajothey certainly weren't more reliable than plastic lighters, that's for sure
Old keys looked awesome too
Old lighters are just pure class.
incendio bish
Period volde
Marvolo, you're right 😂
I'd like YOU to have the ONE i have... I couldn't get it working it's a cigarette case and a lighter combined ...it needs to be working and in a collection like this....
That is what you want to give a Lady a Light with
Fun fact: Lighters were invented before matches were! The former always seemed more complex but that's how it is!
probably cause it was easier to make a spark than a compound design to light on friction
But also..." Lighter" is really far fetched
The early one were more like oil lamps
It was mostly because early strike-matches contained toxic ingredients like phosphorus. Try to light up off of them and smoking itself will kill a whole lot faster than cancer. "Matches" as small twigs that burn for a while once lit by something else have exsisted for millenia but strike-matches were an invention of the 18 and 19th centuries.
@@AlexW- yes, however, the later ones were still invented earlier than the match
Three years of separation
Lots of respect for not using this short to sell us garbage. These lighters look pretty neat!
Nah bro just wanted to casually flex that he has Sanji's lighter
Agreed and they’re also more eco friendlier than the more cheaper and disposable lighters again, a lighter was something akin to a man’s prize much like a man is with their car and so people would take great care of them as well as constantly reusing them since a piece of flint and steel and lighter fluid is far cheaper than having to buy a new lighter every week.
@@hadesdogs4366 they're literally just accessories used by propaganda machines to get you to smoke more. The f*** are you talking about?
@@nategreyyttvthat wasn’t sanji’s lighter. It’s functionally the same, but sanji’s is visually a lot more complex
I wish he did sell them...
Every single novel writer is taking notes right now
I couldn't agree more. Old lighters are pieces of art
I keep watching it again
I feel like old variants of everything were more like pieces of art!
Everything back then was a piece of art.
My grandpa has one that’s modeled after a stack of quarters, they’re so cool
British do the best lighters
Old lighters will always be super cool to me.
Yeah they're pretty fire
Isnt kind of ironic that the "kick starter" was made in england?
I love the jet lighter, the way it so gently pushes forward the fire
yeah id definitely gently burn the shit outta my hand trying to use that tho 😂
Youre definetly the person who only understands gentle things
@@arnoldj.samson5795what?
That would be so useful to light candles on a cake, though. 🤩
Probably have to refill it after one use lol
The height of craftsmanship, beauty and functionality.
They've outlived thier original makers and owners. Such lovely pieces.
Is this song a case oh cover of it’s just a burning memory 💀💀
@@amandamuscle6408 nah but i think and og music
@@amandamuscle6408 it's called "Heartaches" by Al Bowlly. personally i love both of the songs because i like the sound of old-timey music from the 1920s-1940s/50s
@@Tigantal yeah it's the original song that it's just a burning memory was made from
@@amandamuscle6408 ha ha. I love a good pun.
Music sounds... Unforgettable
Bruh
Whats that song called again?
@@andylopez6145 Heartaches by Al Bowlly. Banger and a half
@@redwoodclimber Nah man he's referring to everywhere at the end of time by the caretaker. That's the song in the vid that you posted but I'm pretty sure the commenter was asking what the reference the above guy made
@@DEATHsong100 Idk what you’re talking about I don’t remember commenting
The sounds and the music are very comforting
simpler times... music sounds so chill.
I forgor 💀
These guys don't even remember that time
You should listen to the caretaker! Just a burning memory
look up eateot its a remix of this song thats replayed with other songs too to represent dementia
BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION
Kickstart is amazing. Just elegant.
Yeah that things wicked cool
@@jaredrace4599 one of the cheaper ones as well, I had a look and some of these lighters are $5k+
Reminds me of a flintlock mechanism, awesome!
british style
@@innocentmantv9268yeah me too!!
I love old, over engineered lighters. So much thought and craftsmanship were put into them.
I didn't think of these as over-engineered, but I now realize that it's true.
Classic lighters were an art form. Thanks for sharing!
NOT just lighters. Old toasters, tvs, fans, fridges, and toys. I've got a collection of things from the 50s-70s and soooo much of it is built so well. Most of it works perfectly. My beer fridge is from the 60s, in my garage, and works great. Yes, it costs more to run, yes it's smaller, but dang of it isn't nice, and will outlive my new fridge in the house I'm sure. It's only had some wiring replaced
When everything was made in America:
Yes and it also last longer. They were very creative.
Al Bowlly singing in the background is so satisfying 😌🎵🎶
These ain’t just lighters, these are works of art.
Except lungs
@@henrybauze2932you Wrong son
@@henrybauze2932lighters used fr many things not only for cigarettes
@@henrybauze2932another 9 year old who thinks that lighters are for smoking
Old lighters or really just old inventions hold a special place in my heart
on god
For a sec i thought you replied to your own comment lol
@@achmadalibonga2232
sometimes the realest person in the room is yourself
Chilling eagles 🦅
This song is called a burning memory
Back when stuff was built to last and had style instead of everything just being cheap and disposable.
The ubiquitous Zippo is still being made, little style but built to last. That and one of those jerrycan fuel canisters would be good to have when lighting something would make a difference.
And plastic!
I was thinking about how disappointing it is that now, they make a rare few expensive af "cool" things that everyone wants. So you see everyone with or wanting the same "cool" thing, instead of unique quality things fit to the individual at more reasonable prices
For sake of profit-based strategy.
Cheap to create disposable products, so your consumer needs to keep buying them for their continued function.
@@3ducs new zippos, at least the non-graphics or special painted ones, feel cheap and don’t have that zippo ting to them because the metal is so much thinner
Really - Fire is one of our simplest necessities in life. One of the four basic elements. So, it is truely fascinating seeing the variations from around the world from different periods of time. Here in the states where Zippo is the standard, it is hard to find other vintage lighters like these. "The 1001" was one of my favorites, here. Thank you for sharing your collection with us!
Its just a "burning" memory 🔥
😂😂 nice
The songs called heartaches by Sid Phillips and his melodians. It was sung by Al Bowlly
@@The_shadowtakerThank you sir, I was just looking for that information
@@The_shadowtakerThanks, so what song is the heartaches?
I see you fellow caretaker.
Back when craftsmanship and creativity meant something
What did they mean? Lung cancer?
@@yoaiou what? You can use a lighter for a lot more than cigarettes lol.
And worked with passion
Craftsmanship and creativity still mean something, just not for lighters. Lighters are no longer a symbol for status in the common day to day, and smoking was, and still is, the leading reason to use a lighter. You didn't take fancy lighters camping, for example.
@@reylynn6641 you’re gonna sit there and tell me that things aren’t more cookie cutter than ever. We’re 3d printing houses now and you can drive through entire neighborhoods where each house is literally the same thing. Go look at that era architecture as well. Huge difference. Not just lighters
I never smoked a day in my life, but these old lighters always fascinated me.
Don't need to smoke to appreciate something cool🤷🏽♂️
fire has multiple uses
Ive been clean from cigarettes for a year now if i owned any of these i would have to pick up smoking again😂
There are so few of us who truly appreciate fine workmanship and creative design in everyday items that tend to go unnoticed by the masses.
Often lighters like these aren't just a lighter, it's a mechanism with craftsmanship.
OH YUH THINK????????????????????
@@allcapsboy9139 🤨
What is that even supposed to mean?
Older things always seem to be so much more ornate and unique. The way they thought to make things work back then was incredible, and stuff lasted forever
I think that might just be survivorship bias. Im sure there was cheap lighters too back in the day, that you just dont see anymore because they are in a landfill now.
@@Yipper64 no it’s not, things were usually higher quality back then. And there’s many examples. Like household appliances. They used to last forever and now it seems like they don’t really last as long when you buy them.
@@JakeyBro69it was also a super big investment to buy things back then because money was worth alot more and people didn't get paid as much a lighter like this would be more popular with the upper class lower class would still be using matches
@@Yipper64 Well, the cheap and common option was to buy matches. Until the turn of the century, people used fire strikers, pieces of steel that produced sparks when struck, to make fire. With the advent of matches, everyone lit their cigars with that instead. Lighters were only used in windy situations where a match wouldn't stay lit, so they became more common in the military. Having one just to light your cigarettes was already a statement of wealth, so most lighters reflected that in their style and design. Having a cheap lighter would be like buying a fake rolex - pretending to be wealthy. So, yes, cheap lighters existed, but there is a good reason why so many of them were fancy and long-lasting designs.
@@lukasbuzz Also true, but my point still stands
The amount of value in this short is insane
Yea man.. just googled the watch lighter by eterna on here.. one is going on eBay right now for around $3,000 😅
@nymetsman321 just because it's listed for $3k doesn't mean that's what they're going for/what they're worth. Looks like one's that have actually sold are going for $600-1300 depending on condition.
I mean in terms of time, like how many he shows
They look cool and I bought an antique lighter awhile ago. I will still always choose a bic lighter over any of these though. It’s reliable, cheap, and disposable
What a fabulous collection. From a time when things were made to last.
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Except for maybe the people? Straight up lung cancer premium
@@WorstUF4Player from collecting lighters?
@@stoke101 I'm referring to their uses. The only thing some mf from 1940's gonna be lighting is his chain smoker that let's you smoke 10 cigarettes at a time.
@@WorstUF4Player I’d be more inclined to be concerned with the pharmaceutical and food industry.
It's amazing, seems like they could be used everywhere at the end of time.
real
played by someone like the caretaker idk
Please no-💀😭
“It’s just a burning memory”….💀💀
The sounds they make are all so satisfying
And I can smell this video. I owned a Zippo in the 80s and I'm wondering if my Dad still has his pipe lighter.
must have been so good and stuff
Boston on top!
That sound tells you it works. How many times do you have to mouse click?
Fire starting ASMR 😂
I love when youtube brings this back around for me to see again :)
We need to bring this trend of amazing lighters back. I need it. I need it to survive.
Сейчас актуальнее газовые с сильным пламенем, чтобы удобней было поджигать бонг)
Those flames seem very strong. Makes me wonder what kind of fuel they used and how long it lasted. In fact, they might not really be for lighting cigarettes but survival (starting a fire for cooking), home utility (lighting gas lamps/cooking stoves), or in industrial settings where a pilot light needs to be lit (a locomotive)
Fun stuff to think about and those lighters sure are pretty.
Because those lighters were engineered and built by actual ingenious people. Modern lighters are mainly mass produced junk thousands of units rolling off chinese factory lines all the time
I don't even want to own one but I want you to be able to and for many to do the same. Mechanical beauties.
I would like them to come back, but without all the smoking
I know we are going through the future, but the way things were designed back then, especially from 20-70, it was amazing. Creativity was at its peak
Not really. Creativity is at an all-time high now. We are just looking for it in the wrong places. Back then, smoking was considered a high-class activity for the rich. Hence watchmakers were involved in the creation of such fancy lighters. The advent of plastics, cheap mass production, and the realization that smoking can give you cancer made it unprofitable for watchmakers to keep making lighters.
@@alexisrivera200xablethis is the comment I was looking for
@@alexisrivera200xable where do we look to find creativity at an "all time high" right now?
@bigol9223 Indie devs, but the difference is that back then, there was no big distinction to overshadow or bury good games under the spotlight hogging AAA titles from the big companies. In fact the problem nowadays is that we are seeing more games released than ever but the majority don't try anything new. Taking a look at the original playstation library there was so much genre definin games and wacky experimental stuff that it makes the current trend chasing stuff look a little pathetic.
@@alexisrivera200xable so the one example you give is still overshadowed by a time gone by. Sounds about right.
those lighters' designs are so well-thought and crafted, it's amazing!
What the song name
Just reinforces the fact that humans are getting dumber and lazier. Screens will destroy mankind.
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I could watch this all day! I love collecting lighters!! My papaw had bunch of old ones. The 1001 is a top favorite of mine.
The 1001 is so simple, love it
Yeah and it's about $2k now...
also probably super prone to accidental lighting in your pocket
It also can very easily light you on fire just from sitting down wrong
Shame they don't make it anymore and the cheapest you can find is 2 grand
looks like something from fallout ngl
Standardization is good in many instances, but in other cases, it stifles creativity. Those are cool!
Standardization is a result of technological advancement being abused to stifle skilled workers. Unique versions of products and even high quality versions of them aren't rare because of a lack of desire or ability to make them. It is because the automated manufacturing processes are all that matters when making things now. Any type of clothing that requires skilled stitching? Machine struggles with it so you'll never see it unless you are willing to pay the 1 company on earth that still employs skilled tailors 25,000 for it.
half of these would start a fire in your pocket if you sat on them wrong
@@Outwardpd Automation and machines did not stiffle anything. Skilled workers still exist and they produce their goods to this day.
What's more, those kinds of lighters exist everywhere, they cost around 50 bucks. Nobody is interested in them enough to buy them lmao.
@@OutwardpdMore people than ever before in human history can afford the shoes on their feet, because now it doesn’t take a cobbler a week to make one pair of shoes. A machine makes it in 10 minutes. I would rather clothe the poor than have a cool lighter.
@@AnitaMeitner All of these are harder to start than any regular lighter. Also, who has a lighter in their back pockets?
There was such a genuine sense of craftsmanship in older things.
convenience took over, ppl rather save time to make more money while also saving money with the more convenient options. why? cause we cant afford shit anymore lol
Now it’s built in planed obsoletion into everything.
It's not like that kind of craftsmanship disappeared but the standard grew higher. Since smoking isn't as normal as it was back in the day, lighters simply became more normal and well, most people wouldn't need such a lighter, because most people simply don't need one in their everyday life. But you can see it in a lot of watches, phones and other every day items.
We are losing the middleclass now! That is the reason why no one needs these - you are either too poor to afford something like this or too rich to care!
Correct its Even true to music, now a days music are like one day fame only
I like how they all bring their own essence of design to the table. Would be interesting to meet the people who drew up their designs.
This brought me back to a time I didnt exist yet.
to the end of time
death
japan 1945 right?
I know. That music is wonderful
anemoia
I think the reason I like these old ones so much more than the new ones (the intricate ones) is because each lighter just exudes cute human engenuity. They created the lighter and then just kept expanding on it, each lighter feels like the specific inventors creativity and passion. It's just the charm of human made, hand crafted time and effort, for humans sake. Like each lighter was made with the buyer in mind. So much personality.
Yeah it really feels like a make your own lighter contest in how they feel so different yet the exact same
Man it's great that these lighters are still in great condition. You must be a great *caretaker*
You son of a-
Lol nice one! That album is something.
Nice lol
@@nightvid3607my friend listened to the entire thing and legitimately went insane
lmaooo nice
I would love to have a collection of unique lighters like some of these. They all have so much character
All of them are so elegant and creative
The 1920 was just an all around extremely creative and fashionable period of time.
For those who had money! These are all luxury items just for the very rich of course.
@@Liusila Back then there was not much else to spend money on. And before mass production with plastics people could find work doing creative things like this.
Also extremely horrible for pretty much all minorities, and women 😂
I remember the 20s. I was only 10. Now I'm 110
And lots of cigarettes/cigars!
The Compact is so lovely!
My favorite for sure❤
I swear I’ve seen that one in a movie.
It's actually to see where to light the end of the cigarillo iirc?
What a beautiful collection of lighters 🎉
The craftsmanship back then was so unbelievably incredible....❤
I used to have that 2nd one. Found it at a garage sale. Lost it years later on a night of bar/club crawling. May whoever found it enjoy that really nice gear.
maybe that one on the video is the one you lost.. 😆
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I absolutely love everything vintage! The music is just precious, and I love the showcase! Keep collecting
The politics 😔
Just a... burning... memory
@MmntoMorrisson are you implying politics of today are preferable? Hmm...
Cool
@@Chris-es3wf he means that he misses how they used to be. Hence the sad face
Grew up in the 60/70’s and my dad always had the coolest lighters.
Man i almost wanted this video to never end. Every lighter was amazing!!
I know right...antiques roadshow
I'm not a smoker, never have been but these old lighters were so hecking classy. Each ones a little work of art.
We used to make things beautiful and attractive just because, now everything is static.
In fact, everything was done by hand, there were no large machines that produced in series. This made things more unique and detailed. Over time, machines took their place and everything became easier and cheaper to produce, handmade products became rarer and more expensive.
@@gustavofranciscoschierholt6095 Dude these aren't from the 1700's. They would've absolutely been made with major machine assistance ever since the industrial revolution.
I'm sure smoking isn't the only purpose of a lighter tho?
@McSpuds everything is cheap toxic Chinese plastic now 😢
Olden days lighters are so beautiful
My great grandfather gave my grandfather some very old unique lighters and he has passed them on to me. One of them is the Thorens Fab suisse 81816, it’s my favorite lighter.
What a marvellous collection. Such timeless designs.
The Jet lighter and the Kickstart are so damn smooth🔥
Ikr the Kickstarter! What a nice one
They are cool and pretty smart looking.
1001 was smooth
jet lighter can be usefull in some situation
just like the transition from smoking to feminism..... smoking. it was the beginning of the end
A unique and beautiful collection. Thanks for sharing.
Back in the day, my mother collected souvenir matches from hotel bars and lounges. The match heads even came in different colors.
Could watch this for hours. Oddly satisfying 😌
back when creativity was king
Profit incentives ruin everything.
We're rewarded more for producing the cheapest low quality things than we are if producing high quality creative ones.
You couldn’t find this quality now if you tried.
@@Djanck000Yeah, because of people like me and you. I know for sure you wouldn’t go out and buy a brand new tv or lighter when the cheaper one can do the job for half the cost.
@@supergamergrill7734 Nah, you don't sh*t.
"Brand new" is not the opposite of "cheaper" just for starters. There's brand new soulless stuff made by the thousands to be as cheap as possible.
Plus, i used to smoke and used to have very nice lighters i used in different occasions.
And i used to work (from 2011 to 2020) doing custom leather crafts. I 100% am the guy that would spend a little more to buy something handcrafted and durable. Sure, i'm not rich so there's a point where the cheapest thing IS the one i can buy, but being poor and being cheap are two separate issues.
The Fackel is my favorite. I love the "infinite match" lighter design so much.
Same, such a unique design.
Agreed, I've never seen a lighter like that. Very unique.
Agreed!
Think McLovin created it..
my belt buckle can be taken off since its actually a lighter. try to grasp that
What i loved about the old days. Real care was put into them and it feels like each lighter has its own personality and story to tell. My favorites in your collection are the heart one the kickstart and perplex. Thank you for sharing your collection friend!
2000s technology was like this
@@circleinforthecube5170 i think they mean the fact that things were built to last. Once companies realised they'd benefit from having our bought goods break after a certain time, it's just become the norm
👴
Have you seen vapes nowadays?
Bro you prolly like 16 stfu
There was so much passion and creativity back in the day. I don’t like times we live in 😢
Seeing the originality in stuff made in the 1880s through the 1950s is really incredible. They made things so well
The best thing about vintage is the charm and long-lasting ingenuity ❤
Old is gold always.
Surgeries says otherwise but i get your point
No
Uranium in your pills is 🔥
@@alejandrohernandezcarrillo2436You're gonna miss those screams aren't you 😂.
Literally? As I bet most of those lighters were expensive at time? I got interested so I googled a bit, and find out that 1926 Ronson model lighter cost $ 5 at the time. Corrected with inflation that would be over $ 30 nowadays. Not exactly a steal, but as there is much cheaper ones readily available, I bet few companies would survive today by making just lighters? But gotta admit all of the ones on video looked way cooler than any modern ones I have seen.
These give such a vibe that I can’t put into words.
I love old music like this, it gives me a sense of nostalgia and peace. And about the lighters, there so unique, I wish they still made beautiful lighters like that.
song name please
@@FRANKYKORG^
Heartaches by Al Bowlly
Like a burning memory.
It's just a burning memory@@FRANKYKORG
All of that lighters is a work of art
that´s fucking correct
Smoking used to be a personality during the atomic age, so it makes sense everyone got creative with lighters. Super cool piece of history.
For some young people it (sadly) still is.
@@Wildfox1177 a LOT less so now, compared to ten, twenty years ago, and MOST CERTAINLY less than in the 1930's-1950's, they'd have commercials EVERYWHERE. even in kid's cartoons for cigarettes.
We've come a long way since then. (:
@@afresshighwindvt I am certain that old cigs from 30-80s were less harmful than modern stuff (including vapes)
@@codaxthevulture4129 I can't say for certain, but I'd like to say they were both equally bad for different reasons. Probably just changes in ingredients that could very easily be equally as bad.
@@codaxthevulture4129 How could you possibly come to that conclusion?
"Since 1950, the makeup of cigarettes and the composition of cigarette
smoke have gradually changed. In the United States, the sales-weighted
average "tar" and nicotine yields have declined from a high of 38 mg
"tar" and 2.7 mg nicotine in 1954 to 12 mg and 0.95 mg in 1992,
respectively."
That was the very first study I found. Come on now. They were worse in every possible way.
What an amazing collection. Thank you for sharing ❤❤
Just a burning memory...
We don't have many days....
It's al bowlly
Great musician, my favorite has to be 'midnight the stars and you'
I've heard so many covers of this song. The Marcels also had a good one, and some animatronic band in the 80s did a cover of the cover and they are both great honestly! The song makes its way through the decades and is still a classic!
@@ReddFourBirdsI believe there's a cover of this song on this one dementia album. Very strange
@@dandiegidio7729 The Caretaker I believe, but that's moreso art.
Burning Memory in the background gives me goosebumps
I think...I've heard this song somewhere before...I just...you know I really, I...I can't put my, finger on it.....
? its heartaches by Al Bowlly
@@user-ng2lk5wv4p well yes, but the Burning Memories is a Dreamcore song with the same sample, search it
Its not Burning Memory?
@@Purplethylacinez Burning memory samples it. Most of that album is just riffing on existing famous tunes, as it is supposed to give a feeling of fading cognitive ability. Now guess what the real alzheimers patients of the time the album was written in listened to when they were young?
That's right.
Heartaches by Al Bowlly.
They are more than lighters. They're literal pieces of art
Yeah that’s how much western society has deteriorated.
Can we build a better future?
@@dudeman6593 not with millions of soulless dependents here and coming
@@dudeman6593 it's hard to say, especially with Gen Alpha being a worse nuisance than Gen Z. In other words: we're stuck in purgatory
I never thought I would be seriously impressed by looking at a bunch of old lighters, but those are amazing as they they beautiful.
Modern brands are only celebs name, but old ones are really classics.
The day where people still being experimental
BIC 😐
Some of these lighters are not just prettier, but they look easier to use than some of the modern designs. So neat! ❤
You struggle with a BIC?
@@mombo967 I struggle with a BBC.
Where are you finding lighters more complex than these today? I think you might just be special lol
@@mombo967 I used to have to remove part of it to press hard enough to spin the wheel part until I got used to it. It’s not that the new ones are that hard, but some of these ones look even easier to use.
@@mombo967omg this comment is great
Love your channel bud....some incredible design and workmanship inbyour beautiful collection....thanks for sharing...💪❤👍
Old timey stuff gives me nostalgia, and I’m a Gen Z…
I love going to thrift stores and finding vintage and antique furniture, tea sets and little trinkets. They built very unique and beautiful furniture back then too.
Same bro I’m 18 but I love going to antique shops just to see things like this
me too
please google the definition of nostalgia.
@@IxXMadPenguinXxIsome things can definitely give feelings of nostalgia, without actually being nostalgic
same !!!!!
Jet lighter would actually be mad useful for lighting candles and stuff
I love old things. People use to put so much thought and consideration into things they made. They were truly master craftsmen.
Malheureusement tout ce savoir artisanal va un jour être perdu... Maudite époque dans laquelle nous sommes.
they still do you just cant afford it.
@@Catatonic419 craftsmanship like back in the day is rare. Even if you spend money. Everything use to have higher quality.
@@Catatonic419 BTW 1 40 hr check pays all my bills with a little left over. And can work as much ot as I want. So, I can afford what I want.
@@Sublime_1Not everything by any means, you had to be of a certain class. Those lighters were expensive even in the time, basic ones would usually be similar to "trench lighters" essentially a reused metal casing, cotton, a wick and a flint wheel. They did their job fine, but weren't extravagant.
God I love the good old classic years
Nice collection. Old lighters are works of art.
cute cat
@@i_liek_bois She was the greatest cat ever. :) She's no longer with us, but her name was Cleo.
Most old creations were works of art. Now most things are mass produced. And any unique artist is drowning in a sea of obscurity.
I never thought I would be watching a video of old lighters from the early-mid 1900s and actually be impressed
The vaping crew have been real quiet since this dropped.
Vaping and gaping rhyme for a reason.
#TheMoreYouKnow
The vaping ‘crew’? Nicotine is just a good drug. It reduces the risk of Parkinson’s and it treats my Tourette’s. Also, smokers don’t get canker sores
The have their own toys.
They're like well my vape with cotton candy flavoring is just as cool 😂
@@parisn6624Ah yes. Flavored air.
There are some models that are truly pieces of art
They were a work of ingenuety, engineering and a work of art. like everything during that era.
Like how women and black people didnt have rights? Real work of engineering and art that was
It's not surprising that so many people are nostalgic for the "good ol' days"; they were good. People did amazing things back then with almost none of the technology we have today. Nowadays if someone were to make a lighter, they'd use a computer to engineer it. Back then, they used pen and paper. It's just amazing, and kind of sad too.
Love all of them, but especially that compact lighter at the beginning.❤️🔥
I had no idea there were so many unique examples of lighter tech like this. I guess the zippo is the closest thing to some of these in the modern age, and even that's not as interesting as these. Definitely more interesting than the mass produced plastic lighters of today, though.
I like the compact and the jet. They were the first two of the video. Very unique.
Can make it into a pendant necklace
The mechanical sound of them all is so satisfying. Reminds me of the actuation of a quality lock. Love it.
i feel like your confidence and courage against fire would make you a very good blacksmith
Thank you for sharing. I never knew such beautiful lighters existed back then.
Never smoked, but remember beautiful lighters from my childhood. What a collection.
The way my smile faded when I realized the song that was playing
Why... What is this sound?
@@Cheese-ts7py The creator The Caretaker made a 6 hour audio art piece called Everywhere at the End of Time that was an artistic rendition of the stages of dementia. The first song that played was a slowed pitched down instrumental version of the song that's playing "Heartache" by Al Bowlly" but it focuses on the "It's just a burning memory" part.
Edit: The reason for my reaction was because up until that point I hadn't heard the original song and then I just stumbled into it out in the wild and was like "oh..."
@@RukonTheCreatordamn is the original art piece online somewhere I lowkey want to check it out
Edit: I did and holy shit it really is something
@@isa_6.9 It's here on youtube. Just type in The Caretaker and it should be one of the first things that pops up. It's like 6 hours long so buckle up
“I can’t believe it’s just a burning memory” *neuron activation*
Vintage lighters sounds like a synonym to it's just a burning memory
WE ARE GONNA **BURN MEMORIES** WITH THOSE LIGHTERS 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bro said it
👉👈☺🗿🗿🗿🍷🍷
I was about to say something but I forgot
we gonna have heart aches with these lighters
Remember, it’s just a burning memory.