The lit photograph is this lighter, working, after the rebuild. Not a stock image and not another example of the same model.
AGL-6772
Ronson Whirlwind
Available£49.50
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- Ronson
- Model
- Whirlwind
- Date
- 1940sApproximate
- Materials
- Chrome plate, ribbed windguard
- Dimensions
- 62 x 40 x 15 mm
- Fuel
- Lighter petrol
Condition and function
Windguard complete with all ribs present. Case shows even wear, no dents. Strong flint action.
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
- 05New wick and cotton fitted
- 06Flame tested
Fuel and care
- Takes
- Lighter petrol, naphtha
- Ships
- Dry, with no fuel in it
- Refilling
- Lift the insert out, saturate the cotton, do not overfill. Let the excess evaporate before the first strike.
Lighters are posted empty because postal rules require it, so whichever you buy will need filling before it works.
The shop
- Rating
- 4.9
- 135 reviews
- Sales
- 575
- over 5 years
- Workshop
- Leeds
- restored by hand
- Postage
- Royal Mail
- first class, sent dry
