US Post WWI, Demley Cannon Cigarette Lighter, French 75?
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $95.00

Original era manufacture. Commercially produced cannon cigarette lighter maker marked DEMLEY on the bottom. Supposedly based on a Marklin Toy Company cannon design, and then fitted with a cigarette lighter breech mechanism. To operate the lighter you simply pull the chain, and the breech opens up igniting the wick and voila! a cigarette lighter. It operates as it should, but needs a flint and fuel. Measures 9.5 inches in overall length, with a camouflage-like finish. All metal construction, online sources state these date around the 1940's.