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Ronson Whirlwind at rest, chrome plate, ribbed windguard, photographed against a pale grey seamless.

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

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Maker
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

  1. 01Fully disassembled
  2. 02Cleaned throughout
  3. 03Worn parts replaced
  4. 04Reassembled
  5. 05New wick and cotton fitted
  6. 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

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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.