The lit photograph is this lighter, working, after the rebuild. Not a stock image and not another example of the same model.
AGL-8991
Ronson Varaflame Comet
Available£38.50
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- Ronson
- Model
- Varaflame Comet
- Date
- 1960sApproximate
- Materials
- Chrome plate, black enamel panel
- Dimensions
- 56 x 35 x 12 mm
- Fuel
- Butane gas
Condition and function
Enamel panel unchipped, which is unusual on these. Faint scratching to the reverse only.
Patina is described rather than hidden. Nothing here has been replated or refinished to look newer than it is.
Service record
- 01Fully disassembled
- 02Cleaned throughout
- 03Worn parts replaced
- 04Reassembled
- 05Valve seals renewed, or valves replaced where needed
- 06Flame tested
Fuel and care
- Takes
- Butane gas, refined
- Ships
- Dry, with no fuel in it
- Refilling
- Valve underneath. Purge the old air out first, fill in short bursts, then leave it two minutes before striking.
Lighters are posted empty because postal rules require it, so whichever you buy will need filling before it works.
The shop
- from 135 reviews
- 4.9
- from 135 reviews
- sold over 5 years
- 575
- sold over 5 years
Every lighter is fully stripped, cleaned, rebuilt with worn parts replaced, and flame tested before it is listed. The lit photograph on each page is that lighter, working, after the rebuild. All of it done by hand in Leeds, and posted Royal Mail first class with the fuel emptied out.
