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.
@@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
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.
Yes that's so true, once things were built to last. Nowadays we have something called planned obscolescence, which is the exact opposite of what we had...
This short makes me wonder what those soldiers and others remembering good time with their family and friends smile on the face playing with lighter while taking last breath during world war 😢
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!
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
@@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.
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.
@@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.
@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.
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
@@gg-gamers most of the things america had at the time were made outside the states actually, and even then, people were looking at the "all-exotic" theme. The only thing that the US did build till late 60's were Fords, Electronics, Industrial machinery and suits. The rest was imported from all over the world. Then the US started moving it's own factories abroad, including... guess where? CHINA, yes, most of the things that "come" from China, are only "manifactured" in China. The actual factories and machinery manifacturing those products are american, then shipped to the states and finally assembled. For example, a good share of fords now are ONLY assembled in the US. The pieces are manifactured by american industries in China. Much like how Apple phones are made with Samsung components (with the twist that those pieces are actually from Samsung). It's not about who makes it or when, but why. Apparently the US won the game of capitalism, making its people buy stuff they don't need, or buying cheap stuff at an insane price with them being unable to tell the difference between authentic and replica or being unable to dictate the price. Take jewelries for example,; 80% of the products yearly sold by jewelries, is not what the customer is paying for. When a customer walks in and looks at the pieces on display, he is not looking at legitimate stuff, but mere bs made to look like it's worth a penny. When a customer wants a 18k gold ring, the owner gives him a 16k one. When a customer is looking for a diamond ring and looks at the display, he is looking at zircon. The issue being, how can the customer check the authenticity and fairness of the trade and product? It's not like every customer is an expert in geology, gems, jewelry. What is he gonna do for the gold ring to check if it's actually 18k? Melt it, dissolve it in acid and then recast it into a ring as if it didn't take years of practice to make a perfectly regular ring? No. Sorry for the long essay, but the point being, things made to last by who and when... its all irrelevant, the US could've stopped making Fords 40 years ago and we wouldn't know it because the country that bought the brand makes Fords exactly identical. Maybe Sacher sold its name to the Danish in the 60's and that's why today's Sacher Torte in inland germany actually suck. When there's a rush for expansion and success, quality isn't really at the top of ones mind. When craftmanship expands through mass producing, it stops being craftmanship, america or not america.
@@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.
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.
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.
As much as I admire such cool lighters, my brain definitely felt like it got hit by a brick with "heartache" playing in the background and remembering the album "everywhere at the end of time"
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.
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
@@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 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.
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.
I used to collect vintage lighters, a best friend of mine asked me why I collect them since I dont smoke. Then I gave my collection to my little brother who loved them as a Bday gift 😊
@@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.
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
Lighter theft must have been at an all time high when the perplex came out. You keep the base and hand the stranger the lit wick. Less incentive for him to pocket it
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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
*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?
@@Oreknihs😂
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...
They've outlived thier original makers and owners. Such lovely pieces.
The "Herz" one is beautiful. Such a classy looking lighter! Well, many of these are but that ones got my heart 😂❤
I just went to look it up to see if I could get one, damn they're pricey! Maybe one day!
I wonder if they used to put into ovens
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!!
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
Now I absolutely need an antique lighter
Looking at old lighters always gives me a feeling of a old fashion type feeling and my god I love it
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.
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
Being a fan of Steam Punk Indistrial, Gothic, and Design...
I appreciate this content.
Heirloom level things.
Old lighters are just pure class.
incendio bish
Period volde
Marvolo, you're right 😂
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
Such unique and creative things back then. Nowadays things are common and cheap.
As men we love old mechanical things and fire put them together
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?
@@nategrey3058that 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...
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
ITS DEFINITELY TRUE WHAT THE OLD SAYING SAYS…..
“They DONT MAKE THINGS like they USED TO.”
Beautiful collection sir!
Yes that's so true, once things were built to last. Nowadays we have something called planned obscolescence, which is the exact opposite of what we had...
This short makes me wonder what those soldiers and others remembering good time with their family and friends smile on the face playing with lighter while taking last breath during world war 😢
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!
@@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024I 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.
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
Now I understand old movies better ^^
I love restoring old lighters… all so very unique
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
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.
Wow these were amazing. My favorite was the one from 1912 with the pull out spring looking piece.
Definitely going to keep my eyes open at yard sales for these now😁
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
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.
These are not just lighters! They're unique piece of Art.
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.
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
Old lighters is art in itself 💯
Legitimately one of the most interesting shorts I've watched recently
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!!
What a fabulous collection. From a time when things were made to last.
Nova paixão desbloqueada: isqueiros
Except for maybe the people? Straight up lung cancer premium
@@_THEMADMAN_ 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.
@@_THEMADMAN_ I’d be more inclined to be concerned with the pharmaceutical and food industry.
These make me inexplicably happy.
These old lighters look cool with all that mechanisms
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😂
These ain’t just lighters, these are works of art.
Except lungs
@@henrybauze2932you Wrong son
@@henrybauze2932lighters used fr many things not only for cigarettes
Fackel seems really old school I like it.
this is the coolest random page reels have shown me, honestly subbing
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.
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 like the sound.
I’m in love with so many of these lighters
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.
@@gg-gamers most of the things america had at the time were made outside the states actually, and even then, people were looking at the "all-exotic" theme. The only thing that the US did build till late 60's were Fords, Electronics, Industrial machinery and suits. The rest was imported from all over the world. Then the US started moving it's own factories abroad, including... guess where? CHINA, yes, most of the things that "come" from China, are only "manifactured" in China. The actual factories and machinery manifacturing those products are american, then shipped to the states and finally assembled. For example, a good share of fords now are ONLY assembled in the US. The pieces are manifactured by american industries in China.
Much like how Apple phones are made with Samsung components (with the twist that those pieces are actually from Samsung). It's not about who makes it or when, but why. Apparently the US won the game of capitalism, making its people buy stuff they don't need, or buying cheap stuff at an insane price with them being unable to tell the difference between authentic and replica or being unable to dictate the price.
Take jewelries for example,; 80% of the products yearly sold by jewelries, is not what the customer is paying for. When a customer walks in and looks at the pieces on display, he is not looking at legitimate stuff, but mere bs made to look like it's worth a penny. When a customer wants a 18k gold ring, the owner gives him a 16k one. When a customer is looking for a diamond ring and looks at the display, he is looking at zircon. The issue being, how can the customer check the authenticity and fairness of the trade and product? It's not like every customer is an expert in geology, gems, jewelry. What is he gonna do for the gold ring to check if it's actually 18k? Melt it, dissolve it in acid and then recast it into a ring as if it didn't take years of practice to make a perfectly regular ring? No.
Sorry for the long essay, but the point being, things made to last by who and when... its all irrelevant, the US could've stopped making Fords 40 years ago and we wouldn't know it because the country that bought the brand makes Fords exactly identical. Maybe Sacher sold its name to the Danish in the 60's and that's why today's Sacher Torte in inland germany actually suck.
When there's a rush for expansion and success, quality isn't really at the top of ones mind. When craftmanship expands through mass producing, it stops being craftmanship, america or not america.
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!
I love old lighters. I especially like the one with the clock built in.
These are absolutely beautiful
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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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?
I dig this whole vibe.
These are gorgeous
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?
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.
The music is the best part of this video
Do you know what the song is called?
i lost a friend this year who i started collecting lighters with, wish he could see this. love the music to go with it. thank you for sharing
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
That song….it brings up thoughts
quite the opposite
It's just a burning memory
@@dontworry4945💀
I forgot my thoughts
Dementia 🔥 dementia 🔥 dementia 🔥 dementia 🔥
As much as I admire such cool lighters, my brain definitely felt like it got hit by a brick with "heartache" playing in the background and remembering the album "everywhere at the end of time"
I’ve always loved old lighters they just remind me that it’s all art and fun imagination
Don't apologize! Those are 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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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
Vintage lighters are so cool
Doesn’t anybody make cool lighters like these anymore?
WERE FORGETTING OUR MEMORIES WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
WE GIVING PEOPLE AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
what it is heartaches by Al bowley
@@user-vz2em8fg9l everywhere at the end of time
WE GETTING OUT OF THE VAULTS WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
@@user-vz2em8fg9lIts the same melody as that one famous dementia song off the dementia concept album
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
I love the old lighters my grandad had one when I was a child
I wish they had stores that sell vintage lighters as well
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.
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
We need this level of quality back.
Woahhhhh i had no idea old lighters were this creative
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
All of that lighters is a work of art
that´s fucking correct
I love old lighters and that is a beautiful collection sir.
They’re so beautiful
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.
Found the original burning memories
Yeah
It’s called Heartaches by Al Bowlly
Very cool
My mother had the Auto Rolalite and the Silver Roller! :) Thanks for unpurposely bringing back nice forgotten memories about her!
The jet lighter and 1001 are just SO GODDAMN COOL!!
The 1001 was my favorite out of all of these
@@TheSilverstonedwolfwhere can you buy these things
@@Gamma_Labs I dunno. Somewhere.
@@TheSilverstonedwolf 1001 one is a nazi lighter (1938, it's a nazi Germany)
Everyone who says 1001 lighter is cool is a nazi
1950s Stoners really lovin that Jet Lighter I bet lmao
You can recognize them by their collective burnt bangs and ponchos.
I'm sure the William Burroughs crowd appreciated them the most
Nah that was clearly built for the meth and crackhead crowd.
Keep the modern references out of this very nostalgic piece.
The smaller the flame the better. Otherwise you're just wasting your weed burning it up with a forest fire lighter
The fact that all these still work is already impressive
I used to collect vintage lighters, a best friend of mine asked me why I collect them since I dont smoke. Then I gave my collection to my little brother who loved them as a Bday gift 😊
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
Jet lighter would actually be mad useful for lighting candles and stuff
Seeing old lighters makes me wish so much that they still made this stuff, but now to get one like these it costs a small fortune
Your collection is Amazing!
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.
I never thought I would be watching a video of old lighters from the early-mid 1900s and actually be impressed
Theres a TON of old lighters in antique shops here in Pennsylvania but they never work
Literally, now it feels like product creativity is dead. I would slayyyy to have literally any of these. 🥰
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.
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
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Have you seen vapes nowadays?
Bro you prolly like 16 stfu
Beautiful craftsmanship!
Works of art those are!
The “Perplex” is just great design, I love the fact that its a two in one lighter, and showing that off back then must have made you the cool guy.
Lighter theft must have been at an all time high when the perplex came out. You keep the base and hand the stranger the lit wick. Less incentive for him to pocket it
Personally, I love the Fackel. It's a lighter moonlighting as a match/car lighter.
Burnt fingers??