The lit photograph is this lighter, working, after the rebuild. Not a stock image and not another example of the same model.
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Imco Triplex 6600
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- Imco
- Model
- Triplex 6600
- Date
- 1950sApproximate
- Materials
- Nickel-plated steel
- Dimensions
- 62 x 28 x 14 mm
- Fuel
- Lighter petrol
Condition and function
Austrian trench-style. Removable insert works as intended. Plating rubbed to steel at the base, which is normal and left alone.
Patina is described rather than hidden. Nothing here has been replated or refinished to look newer than it is.
Service record
- 01Fully disassembled
- 02Cleaned throughout
- 03Worn parts replaced
- 04Reassembled
- 05New wick and cotton fitted
- 06Flame tested
Fuel and care
- Takes
- Lighter petrol, naphtha
- Ships
- Dry, with no fuel in it
- Refilling
- Lift the insert out, saturate the cotton, do not overfill. Let the excess evaporate before the first strike.
Lighters are posted empty because postal rules require it, so whichever you buy will need filling before it works.
The shop
- Rating
- 4.9
- 135 reviews
- Sales
- 575
- over 5 years
- Workshop
- Leeds
- restored by hand
- Postage
- Royal Mail
- first class, sent dry
