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Though we take lighters for granted, if you think about it, they are an amazing invention. In any place, at any time--with only the press of a button--combustion is possible! We think the history of lighters is an interesting subject, so here you have it: The lighter was invented in 1816. The first lighter was called Dobereiner's Lamp (named after its creator, a German chemist named Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner). But his lighter did not use butane or oil as fuel, it used (the highly explosive) hydrogen.
1 Your lighter is made in Japan around WWII. 2  It is NOT neither a Trench Lighter nor a Trench Art Lighter, it was made in a factory far from the war fields. 3  And yes, IMCO of Austria first came with the design, read about it here: 4  http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/98275-imco-ifa-105107-pocket-cigarette-lighter.