✅ SOLVED Unusual Lighter

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found this lighter in some trash. It is in excellent condition for solid aluminum.
It says on the front:
MADE IN U.S.A.
ROYAL CHEF
solid aluminum
trade mark
POULSEN & NARDON, INC.
LOS ANGELOS, CALIF.

Anyone know anything about it?

 

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

bigcy,

could not dig up anything on the web.

My dad had two solid aluminum lighters
and they were from the 40's.

Not much help, but.....

have a good un...
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

My dad had two solid aluminum lighters
and they were from the 40's.

Not much help, but.....

have a good un...
SHERMANVILLE

Thanks. I found two aluminum lighters. The other has no markings.

 

[dg39]

I think they made them for the novelty aspect. They were lighter than stainless steel. Nice find, not too common. Your top one is an adv. lighter given away by the co.
DG

 

[diggummup]

I found an ad for Poulsen & Nardon inc. L.A. Ca. from 1942. This may help date the lighter. I haven't found anything for the "Royal Chef" brand yet. Still looking.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks Sherm, dg, and digg. I guess they are from the 40's. That's more than I could find. I need to put in new flints. Wonder if they have any value?

Didnt Royal Chef make ovens?

 

[IndianaSmith]

Didnt Royal Chef make ovens?

There was a Magic Chef (possibly a spin-off of Tappan), not to say the 2 couldn't be related. I was thinking more along the lines of BBQ grille, and perhaps the lighter is an early form of todays extended butane grill lighter (you know the plastic 8" long ones)??

Smitty

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here is a vintage Royal Chef BBQ Grille but it doesnt appear to be the same trademark logo.http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/clt/421074258.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here is Royal Chef spices tin that at least has a similar face and hat.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Royal-S...ryZ21099QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[justine093]

that old royal chef bbq grill is cool.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Another old post. Im gonna mark this one solved. Here is another (not mine) sold for $67 with 30 bids. Says its from the 40s. RARE VINTAGE SOLID ALUMINUM BLOCK ADVERTISING LIGHTER NICE CONDITION. | eBay

 

[BigWaveDave]

Took 10 years, but ya solved it!
Cool.