General [Antique History] K.K.W. Camera Lighter, 1948

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K.K.W. Camera Lighter, 1948

Hi Godders,

 

                      Today I bring you a strange but kind of cool historical lighter from the 1940's that was found on a construction job, it was placed in storage and stayed there for 10 years until...... This year.

 

 The K.K.W. Camera Lighterwas first manufactured in 1948 in Occupied Japan. Primely it was available as a wick lighter - in 1958 the butane version of the lighter was introduced and manufactured till the end of the 1960s. The camera lighter was available with a compass on front and without which was a cheaper version. 

 

I have this lighter, me iDavie.

 

 

i found this lighter in the office at work while clearing out my belongings, it didn't work but it looked ... Dated ... Old, in need of a restore. 

 

It is for sure one of the best examples of Japanese craftsmanship. It is very well detailed and the materials used are good quality. The shutter button works the lighter and it can be locked by using the red button on the front which is marked open - lock. Spare flints can be kept under the large nurled knob on top.

Marked on the bottom of the camera lighter:
 

K.K.W
P.P 
13449 
 

On the earlier wick lighter version the camera and the tripod were marked:

 

Made in Occupied Japan

The plastic cover was marked: Peace-Gas (gas lighter) or Photo-Flash (wick lighter) 

Type: gas (butane) lighter & wick (petrol) lighter

Scarcity: common–uncommon
 

Lighters this old at quite rear so I have decided to hang on to it for a little while longer. 

More info : http://table-lighters.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/kkw-camera-lighter-1948.html?m=1

What was happening in the 1940s ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/52213

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust

What item do you have from or what historical event do you know about your country or religion in 1940's, let us know, post a link and share what you have !!

Thank for reading

iDavie. 

Updated November 18, 2017 by iDavie