Zippo Lighter Holder Pewter Buckle

One important accessory for a smoker is a cigarette lighter. With a cigarette case, a holder and a lighter, smoking becomes a more satisfying experience. As is the case with holders and cases, the lighter is once more a predominant accessory which speaks regarding a personality to the world.

A cigarette lighter is basically a metal or plastic container which holds lighter fluid, like naphtha or liquid butane, beneath pressure. It also has a means of ignition and provision for extinguishing the flame. Common ways to extinguish the flame are by depriving a lighter of either air or fuel.

Given the simple mechanism of a lighter, there are respective types, designs and forms of lighters available in the market. Cigarette lighter designs today range from the stylish and originative to downright bizarre. In fact, the respective designs have prompted a heap of smokers to begin their own cigarette lighter collections.

A cigarette lighter may be designed in innumerable ways, like a jukebox, tennis racket, coffee machine, fire extinguisher, fire plug, beer glass, cassette, pewter pot, motorcycle, typewriter and a host of others. One of the most famous is the pistol design. Some cigarette makers have their own line and range of cigarette lighters, which are widely known and esteemed among their smokers.

There are few major cigarette lighter constructing companies in the world. Owning a lighter fictitious by these companies is like owning a piece of history itself. Chief amidst these is the Zippo lighter, a metal lighter fictitious by the Zippo Manufacturing Company. The refillable lighter has been around for around seven decades.

These lighters are highly collectible and come in hundreds of designs. These metal lighters may be refilled with liquid lighter liquid and used indefinitely.