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Lighter is in good condition and it works very well.
A nice addition to your collection of lighters.
This is a fabulous and rare 1949 art deco Köllisch "K-50" Windproof petrol automatic lighter.
This German quality lighter features unusual double slide button automatic snap up chrome plated mechanism.
The underside pulls out to reveal unusual fuel tank with large center screw.
This is one of the nicest beautiful vintage german made spare fuel tank designs. The underside is marked K-50 pat and this model was invented by "Emil Projahn" for "Gebrüder Köllisch" in 1949. Emil Projahn was an important inventor of numerous lighter mechanisms.
The lighter was made in Germany in the 1940s.
K50 - (GEBRÜDER KÖLLISCH) - rare beautiful pocket lighter with motif on the front -
Lighter with double fuse, cotton tank can be pulled out for filling and changing the tinplate - large filling screw in the tank.
This model was invented by Emil Projahn for Gebrüder Köllisch. Emil Projahn was an important inventor of numerous mechanisms.
Bottom lettering: DBP K50 (K=KÖLLISCH) DBP (DBP - abbreviation for German federal patent)
