Old lighter restoration. In this video, I showed the restoration of a rare lighter from the beginning of the 20th century. I ...

Question: Three years ago, I bought a box of old table cigarette lighters at a tag sale. Most are fairly ordinary but I hope you can tell me something about the maker and age of one that is unusual.

Restoring a rare antique oil lighter, made of iron and brass, reveals its fascinating historical journey. Initially deemed ...

The bespoke Dunhill "Aquarium" lighter, a one-of-a-kind piece commissioned to commemorate a stunning Royal Ascot victory in 1955, will be sold at David Duggleby’s Country House Sale in Scarborough on ...

Over the course of its nearly-ten-year history, the 'Will it Blend?' viral marketing campaign has attempted to destroy things ranging from iphones, to bic lighters (some with more disastrous results ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “My dad used to take me, in the ’70s, to the store when I used to visit London with him,” recalls Zaim Kamal, ...