Historical Models / France
Lancel Automatique (petrol)
Reference MODEL-LANCEL-AUTOMATIQUE · Historical model, not a sale listing
- Maker / brand
- Lancel
- Model
- Automatique (petrol)
- Country
- France
- Period
- Late 1920s–1930s documented patent context
- Mechanism
- Spring-assisted / automatic liquid-fuel ignition
Historical notes
The French book project identifies a petrol Lancel Automatique model. An auction archive documents a Lancel Automatique lighter with an eight-day watch and associates the mechanism with French patent 649,084, filed February 15, 1928 and granted August 21, 1928. This patent context does not establish that all pocket or table Automatique variants share the same construction.
Identification guidance
The Lancel name covers distinct forms including table and watch-lighter variants. Identify the actual configuration and patent markings before a precise dating claim.
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
- French Petrol Lighter Book Project — Lancel model profile
- Art Deco Lighter Collector’s Guide — Section III.3
Independent references
- https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/lancel-automatique-lot-342-335
- https://lighterlibrary.com/lancel.php
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