Unusual Cigar / Cigarette Lighter

[pipelover]

We had about 40 years ago, a small shop. Smokers corner, as it was affectionately named.

As you walked in, on a plinth was this character :



Gas was fed into him, and a flame came out of the hand.
That's a feather in the background !
He's made of solid brass. I used to collect Punch & Judy items. This is one of the few bits for sale that I have.

[Ruffinogold]

Very wild

[pipelover]

Woops, the light was from his cigar, and his hand held a hose that you could use to take a light, and light your cigar/cigarette, pipe.
Old age creeping in on my memory.
I fondly remember him, when my dad used to go in. He's the actual one from the shop!

[Fr_Tom]

Classic!

[Citizen B]

Mr. Punch. I have three bobble-head statues of him around my house. They all nod every time a truck rumbles by.

[Tsal]

Cool lighter, thank you for sharing a bit of your past. Why are you selling it? You should keep it.

[pipelover]

Hi Bruyere, It was part of my Mr. Punch collection, and I'm selling all my old bits from when I was a kids entertainer.
He's gorgeous, but I need the space where all the magic was.