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  2. George Grant Blaisdell - Wikipedia

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    George Blaisdell (June 5, 1895 – October 4, 1978) was an American inventor known for creating the Zippo lighter, based on an Austrian lighter in 1933. In the 1940s, George bought buildings that could create a factory that could make the Zippo lighter.

  3. Zippo - Wikipedia

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    In August 2007, Zippo released a new butane lighter called the Zippo BLU. It discontinued the line January 1, 2016. [17] A museum called "Zippo/Case visitors center" is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, at 1932 Zippo Drive. This 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m 2) building contains rare and custom made Zippo lighters, and also sells the entire ...

  4. Ronson (company) - Wikipedia

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    Ronson Consumer Products Corporation was formerly based in Somerset, New Jersey.It is a producer of lighters and lighter accessories.. Zippo Manufacturing Company currently owns the related brands in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and continues to produce Ronson lighters and Ronsonol fuel.

  5. Lighter - Wikipedia

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    Such lighters are often far hotter than normal lighters (those that use a "soft flame") and can burn in excess of 1,100 °C (2,010 °F). The windproof capabilities are not achieved from higher pressure fuel; windproof lighters use the same fuel (butane) as standard lighters, and therefore develop the same vapour pressure.

  6. Lighter fluid - Wikipedia

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    Lighter fluid or lighter fuel may refer to: Butane, a highly flammable, colourless, easily liquefied gas used in gas-type lighters and butane torches; Naphtha, a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used in wick-type lighters and burners; Charcoal lighter fluid, an aliphatic petroleum solvent used in lighting charcoal in a barbecue grill

  7. Reviewers love this $6 electric lighter: "It has truly ... - AOL

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    This rechargeable electric candle lighter on Amazon is a smoke-free, odorless and windproof way of creating a flame — not to mention it's really satisfying to use! fukkuda Fukkuda Electric ...

  8. Gas lighter - Wikipedia

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    Wand lighter. A gas lighter is a device used to ignite a gas stove burner. It is used for gas stoves which do not have automatic ignition systems. It uses a physical phenomenon which is called the piezo-electric effect to generate an electric spark that ignites the combustible gas from the stove’s burner.

  9. Butane - Wikipedia

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    Butane (/ ˈ b juː t eɪ n /) is an alkane with the formula C 4 H 10. Butane exists as two isomers, n -butane with connectivity CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 and iso-butane with the formula (CH 3 ) 3 CH . Both isomers are highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied gases that quickly vaporize at room temperature and pressure.