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AGL-3209
Ronson Varaflame Comet
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- Maker
- Ronson
- Model
- Varaflame Comet
- Date
- 1960sApproximate
- Materials
- Chrome plate, red enamel panel
- Dimensions
- 56 x 35 x 12 mm
- Fuel
- Butane gas
Condition and function
Enamel unchipped. Sold.
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
- 05Valve seals renewed, or valves replaced where needed
- 06Flame tested
Fuel and care
- Takes
- Butane gas, refined
- Ships
- Dry, with no fuel in it
- Refilling
- Valve underneath. Purge the old air out first, fill in short bursts, then leave it two minutes before striking.
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
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