| One important accessory for a smoker is a | | | | A cigarette lighter can be designed in countless |
| cigarette lighter. With a cigarette case, a holder | | | | ways, like a jukebox, tennis racket, coffee |
| and a lighter, smoking becomes a more satisfying | | | | machine, fire extinguisher, fire plug, beer glass, |
| experience. As is the case with holders and cases, | | | | cassette, pewter pot, motorcycle, typewriter and |
| the lighter is once more a predominant accessory | | | | a host of others. One of the most famous is the |
| which speaks about a personality to the world. | | | | pistol design. Some cigarette manufacturers have |
| A cigarette lighter is basically a metal or plastic | | | | their own line and range of cigarette lighters, |
| container which contains lighter fluid, like naphtha | | | | which are famous among their smokers. |
| or liquid butane, under pressure. It also has a | | | | There are few major cigarette lighter |
| means of ignition and provision for extinguishing | | | | manufacturing companies in the world. Owning a |
| the flame. Common ways to extinguish the flame | | | | lighter manufactured by these companies is like |
| are by depriving a lighter of either air or fuel. | | | | owning a piece of history itself. Chief among |
| Given the simple mechanism of a lighter, there | | | | these is the Zippo lighter, a metal lighter |
| are various types, designs and forms of lighters | | | | manufactured by the Zippo Manufacturing |
| available in the market. Cigarette lighter designs | | | | Company. The refillable lighter has been around |
| today range from the stylish and creative to | | | | for around seven decades. |
| downright bizarre. In fact, the various designs | | | | These lighters are highly collectible and come in |
| have prompted many smokers to start their own | | | | hundreds of designs. These metal lighters can be |
| cigarette lighter collections. | | | | refilled with liquid lighter fluid and used indefinitely. |