Historical Models / Great Britain
Alfred Dunhill Unique (early petrol version)
Reference MODEL-DUNHILL-UNIQUE · Historical model, not a sale listing
- Maker / brand
- Alfred Dunhill
- Model
- Unique (early petrol version)
- Country
- Great Britain
- Period
- 1920s; exact initial model date needs primary documentation
- Mechanism
- Lift-arm / horizontal flint-wheel petrol mechanism
Historical notes
Both manuscripts discuss the Dunhill Unique as an influential early pocket lighter. Dunhill’s own history associates its lift-arm horizontal-wheel mechanism with engineers Wise and Greenwood in 1919. The source manuscripts disagree about the date the Unique was first introduced, so this entry does not assign a precise launch year.
Identification guidance
This page covers original petrol versions only. Later versions of the Unique name may use gas; inspect fuel reservoir, markings and mechanism before classifying an example.
Sources and research limits
The book material is a research starting point, not automatic proof of manufacture or ownership of any particular lighter. Listed historic dates apply only as qualified above.
Books and working manuscripts
Independent references
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