Imco triplex 66001
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2024.04.13 04:47 KarinMachina94 IMCO G11
 | Recently got an IMCO G11-R to see how it fares against the Triplexs I have used for a decade. Unfortunately this example has a broken clutch spring I believe? The gas tank inlet valve doesn't allow much gas in and the outlet leaks... The gas tank could be fixed but I'm not sure about replacing the clutch spring. submitted by KarinMachina94 to lighters [link] [comments] I'll likely get a few more G11s until I land on 1 with a snuffer cap, refillable gas tank and petrol tank for a fair comparison |
2024.04.01 14:18 Yabudjin_Khan Refurbished 39year old lighter, family heirloom (expo in description)
 | My dad’s favourite old lighter, he had a friend in Greece sneak it in to Bulgaria during the communist regime in the late 80s when he was 16. The lighter was not used since 2002 when he quit smoking but he told me that this lighter was with him practically at every important moment of his life. He recently found it and asked me to refurbish it for him since it leaked out of both ends and did not hold the fuel inside too well. I fashioned a new escape for the fuel to go out of and replaced the cotton, the flame is crooked but the lighter is not that well designed so its no biggie. It’s an Imco Triplex, streamline and is more than double my age, I hope I will be able to keep it for as long as my dad did, but It’s rusted and the mechanism for unlocking the flint compartament is crooked and awkward to put in. Plus the lighter iteslf smells like shit from the amount of cigarette ash my dad kept it around ( he had it packed in an old ashtray and covered with duct tape because he thought it would preserve it unrusted). submitted by Yabudjin_Khan to lighters [link] [comments] |
2024.03.17 19:29 Sorry-Area-4742 Old IMCO Triplex lighter refill?
 | I recently got this IMCO triplex lighter from a flea market and although I’ve reverse image searched the hell out of it I can’t seem to find this exact lighter (shell pictured in 4th) or a butane? Petrol? cylinder like it. Was wondering if it’s possible to refill or not? submitted by Sorry-Area-4742 to lighters [link] [comments] |
2024.03.13 23:05 KarinMachina94 IMCOs
 | A first and last version of the famous IMCO triplex lighter side by side. Showing off the design changes. IIMCO improved on the first by isolating the flint change from the snuffer cap so no fuel will evaporate when putting a new flint in. submitted by KarinMachina94 to lighters [link] [comments] |
2024.02.12 00:04 100individualbears My Personal "Bob" Theory
So naturally there are many thoughts circling around regarding the slip ups made by the alleged infiltrator. I just wanted to throw in a couple thoughts I had while looking into it.
Firstly, the Date:
My issue is that these guys are members of the US Army. While an American citizen would instinctually use the Month-Day-Year format, a Serviceman would almost assuredly be used to writing dates on military documents in the more official Day-Month-Year format. See below:
This correspondence elaborates on the status of 1 crewman \"CARLIN\", this letter has 4 dates on it and they are all the \"European format\". Taken from the \"Missing Aircrew Report\" from the 546th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Eighth Airforce from 1 February 1944
Second, the Lighter: What we appear to see is a Triplex Deluxe 6700 model lighter, originally patented by Julius Meister & Co of Vienna, Austria in 1937. While these lighter were indeed immensely popular in Europe, J. Meister designs were also being produced in the US by IMCO Mfg. of New York. A company that was trademarked by Julius Kohn. To that end, IMCO was already producing the "Solo" and "Mascot" which were Austrian designed and an American Patent would be approved for the "Triplex" design in 1944. Obviously a company is not forced to wait for their patent approval to start selling their product, and being so popular in Europe, I don't know why these would not have been made and selling prior to '44
The Lighter as seen in Ep. 4
Side by side of the Triplex Deluxe patents.
Would Belgian resistance members know this? I'm not sure, I even doubt it. Although, neither member seems to emphasize the importance of the lighter in their decision. In fact, the light itself was almost entirely obscured from the shooter while "Bob" is still with us. Could Bob have been an innocent American that was used to military dating and carrying a New York made lighter? It's possible. My conclusion is that the Resistance correctly assumed that they were in the company of a German operative, But the German was using the identity of a real Bob that was a gunner from the 306th.
My theory on the real Bob?
S/Sgt. Robert S. Liscavage.
Seen below as a Gunner on B-17 No. 41-24502, in July of 1942, just before the 306th left the US. Robert would be taken prisoner in March of 1943 after B-17 No. 41-24514 was lost on a mission to Rennes, France. This was 5 months before the first Regensburg-Schweinfurt mission, making it plausible that the man we see is using information gathered from S/Sgt. Liscavage.
306th Bombardment Group (H): Roster of Flying component of Air Echelon. Dated July 29, 1942
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Firstly, the Date:
My issue is that these guys are members of the US Army. While an American citizen would instinctually use the Month-Day-Year format, a Serviceman would almost assuredly be used to writing dates on military documents in the more official Day-Month-Year format. See below:
This correspondence elaborates on the status of 1 crewman \"CARLIN\", this letter has 4 dates on it and they are all the \"European format\". Taken from the \"Missing Aircrew Report\" from the 546th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Eighth Airforce from 1 February 1944
Second, the Lighter: What we appear to see is a Triplex Deluxe 6700 model lighter, originally patented by Julius Meister & Co of Vienna, Austria in 1937. While these lighter were indeed immensely popular in Europe, J. Meister designs were also being produced in the US by IMCO Mfg. of New York. A company that was trademarked by Julius Kohn. To that end, IMCO was already producing the "Solo" and "Mascot" which were Austrian designed and an American Patent would be approved for the "Triplex" design in 1944. Obviously a company is not forced to wait for their patent approval to start selling their product, and being so popular in Europe, I don't know why these would not have been made and selling prior to '44
The Lighter as seen in Ep. 4
Side by side of the Triplex Deluxe patents.
Would Belgian resistance members know this? I'm not sure, I even doubt it. Although, neither member seems to emphasize the importance of the lighter in their decision. In fact, the light itself was almost entirely obscured from the shooter while "Bob" is still with us. Could Bob have been an innocent American that was used to military dating and carrying a New York made lighter? It's possible. My conclusion is that the Resistance correctly assumed that they were in the company of a German operative, But the German was using the identity of a real Bob that was a gunner from the 306th.
My theory on the real Bob?
S/Sgt. Robert S. Liscavage.
Seen below as a Gunner on B-17 No. 41-24502, in July of 1942, just before the 306th left the US. Robert would be taken prisoner in March of 1943 after B-17 No. 41-24514 was lost on a mission to Rennes, France. This was 5 months before the first Regensburg-Schweinfurt mission, making it plausible that the man we see is using information gathered from S/Sgt. Liscavage.
306th Bombardment Group (H): Roster of Flying component of Air Echelon. Dated July 29, 1942
2024.01.03 01:33 BrokenDevilDog312 Royal Meerschaum
 | I went to the RoyalMeerschaumPipes.com website and ordered an IMCO Triplex Super 6700 Cigarette and Pipe Lighter... They sent a Chinese counterfeit. Just a heads up so others don't get tricked. submitted by BrokenDevilDog312 to lighters [link] [comments] |
2023.12.05 21:47 snitchnollie Imco Triplex 4700
 | Found this Imco Triplex in a MINT condition. What do yall think? How rare is it? submitted by snitchnollie to lighters [link] [comments] |
2023.11.20 18:47 Ruspa4nale Can I help me with this IMCO Triplex?
 | So, I basically bought a bag of old lighters in Italy and found two IMCO Triplex, one is a classic SUPER 6700, the other in the video is a bit rusty and does not have the model name on the bottom, also it is opened in a different way from the other imcos I've seen I can't fully separate the pieces as I can see submitted by Ruspa4nale to lighters [link] [comments] Do I have any idea about what it is? Or any suggestion about others subreddits about the topic? |
2023.09.18 18:29 stupidmanhahayes Help! Imco Triplex Streamline restoration
 | Was digging around in old family stuff and found a Triplex Streamline. If you try to use it, it sparks all good but no flame. So i showed it to my dad and he told me about the "cartridge" and needing to refill it, but the "cartridge" won't separate. I don't have WD40 on hand and even if i did im not sure i should use it on this. I don't think it's rust because there is no rust anywhere else, i don't discount the corrosion theory though. Any ideas? submitted by stupidmanhahayes to lighters [link] [comments] On mine, both parts are silver, but to give you the gist of it, the gold and silver parts won't separate. |
2023.08.26 09:38 Tight_Lengthiness668 my saturday shiny rotation
 | Casio A700WE, Leatherman WAVE+, Manker Striker Ti, IMCO 6700 triplex, Leatherman Tread submitted by Tight_Lengthiness668 to EDC [link] [comments] |
2023.07.26 11:19 Operator762 Question regarding Imco lighters
Dear all. I'm looking to buy an Imco Triplex 6700 lighter and I have a question regarding originality. How can I spot a real vs. fake? There are mixed offerings on ebay and I don't know how to differentiate them. Also I see listings for "Windmill Edition". What is that? I have one from Aliexpress from years back, but I want an original one.
Thanks and kind regards
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2023.06.27 08:24 Cigarettesandrum New lighter
 | Just got a reproduction of an imco triplex junior 6600 of imco on ebay. Love the ease of use and maintenance. For being a smoker on the medium to high side I got about 4 days of use just had to refill the fuel on the 4th night. submitted by Cigarettesandrum to lighters [link] [comments] |
2023.06.25 23:08 abyssus_black Can anyone identify the estimated date of this stamp?
 | So I have this (presumably) old IMCO triplex streamline lighter from my grandfather's belongings. It works great even if it was tucked away in a drawer for years. I searched a bit for IMCO triplex lighters but I can't seem to identify the stamp on this one. Most include the number of the lighter type (6800 for these series) but this one does not. So is it a fake one? Maybe older series that didn't include the number? If anyone knows enlighten me submitted by abyssus_black to lighters [link] [comments] |
2023.05.22 22:37 FreevBucksScam IMCO Triplex
 | I got this lighter for €15 at a militaria convention. Anyone that knows the release date of this lighter and the actual price. I'd like to know <3 submitted by FreevBucksScam to lighters [link] [comments] |
2023.05.02 19:15 Mernerner Half dozen of New IMCO6700 for my Fridnds!
 | the picture shows six New Chinese OEM 6700s and Mine, an old Austrian one. I think it's from 90's or so. Got "Patent Austria" on bottom cap. submitted by Mernerner to lighters [link] [comments] I love giving IMCO 6700 to people. People just love to experience 6700. Even zippo people(I also EDCed zippo too before i change it to 6700) it looks cool and works nice and will light up fire nicely. I checked them one by one, and all of them seems legit OEM and working flawlessly! Nice! (I really think QC of these OEMs are not bad at all. I bought many of them over the years and non of them had any trouble, like, at all. They are Very defendable in my book. And they are now Stainless steel and Aluminum . not cheap(er) sheet metal. So that is also a plus ) And of course I put Additional Flint On each of every 6700 in their flint hole before give them to others. (This is mandatory if You give someone an Imco Triplex.) Note: But please use non-zippo flints on not-zippo Lighters. And notice the future owners of lightes to use softer flints like "Original Auermetall" or Imco OE flints. Zippo flints are too hard for non-zippo lighters and vintage lighters and it can damage parts by long run Then I put some "cheapest Lighter oil I can get" give some lovely toxic-feeling oil lighter fume and slow evaporation. . (But sadly🤔? those cheapest lighter oil had some quality on those) I just hope a little black smoke and oil fume will be with them. It is always nice to give Gifts that have "Cool Values" And some practicality. No matter if they need to lit up some fire or not. Smoking or not, Outdoorsperson or not, into modern industrial design or not. They will love them. Everyone will love the 6700 if they don't hate lighter's existence! Even for just a charm or decoration on their desk, 6700 works and give good feeling to people. At least in my experiences....😉 |
2023.03.18 20:38 BeeryUSA Long-term evaporation test of various lighters - part 2
Here's a new test I've done on various lighters. I did a test a few months ago, and IMCO performed best, so I decided to focus more on the IMCO lighters. The results were pretty much in line with what I'd seen before, but there was one standout performer, and it was a bit of a surprise.
All lighters except #1 stored upright. Light each lighter once per day for 1 second.
Start date: Wednesday, 10 – 31 - 2022
All lighters functioning.
Day 27: lighter 6 (Zippo) out.
Test after 4 weeks:
All remaining lighters functioning.
Day 31: lighter 5 (Chinese IMCO) out.
Test after 5 weeks:
Day 35: lighter 4 (IMCO Streamline 1958) out.
Day 39: lighter 2 (IMCO Triplex 1937)) out.
Test after 6 weeks:
Day 42: lighter 3 (IMCO Triplex Junior 1955) out.
Test after 19 weeks (March 13)
Remaining lighter still functioning
19 weeks, 4 days: day 137 (March 17)
Lighter 1 (JMCO 1927) out.
All lighters out.
The difference seems to be that the 1920 IMCO was resting on its side. I think this, combined with the design of the lighter (it has a threaded plug bottom with a seal) makes the lighter last longer because basically, fuel that wants to evaporate can't go upwards, while liquid fuel can't leak downwards. Now I suspect that if I rested all these lighters on their side, they would all last a bit longer, but the 1920 lighter would still last longest, because fuel can still leak from the base of all the others, either from leakage or evaporation.
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All lighters except #1 stored upright. Light each lighter once per day for 1 second.
Start date: Wednesday, 10 – 31 - 2022
- JMCO Patent a IFA “MADE IN AUSTRIA” (1927), new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon.
- IMCO Triplex (1937), old style fuel tank, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon.
- IMCO-Triplex Junior “MADE IN AUSTRIA” (1955), new style fuel tank, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon.
- IMCO Streamline (1958), new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon.
- IMCO-Triplex Super, Chinese “Come of Vienna Austria” (2010s), new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon.
- Zippo Solid Brass, original wick with 1 strip of cotton bacon split into 4 pieces and layered with wick wound through the layers as per Zippo instructions.
All lighters functioning.
Day 27: lighter 6 (Zippo) out.
Test after 4 weeks:
All remaining lighters functioning.
Day 31: lighter 5 (Chinese IMCO) out.
Test after 5 weeks:
Day 35: lighter 4 (IMCO Streamline 1958) out.
Day 39: lighter 2 (IMCO Triplex 1937)) out.
Test after 6 weeks:
Day 42: lighter 3 (IMCO Triplex Junior 1955) out.
Test after 19 weeks (March 13)
Remaining lighter still functioning
19 weeks, 4 days: day 137 (March 17)
Lighter 1 (JMCO 1927) out.
All lighters out.
The difference seems to be that the 1920 IMCO was resting on its side. I think this, combined with the design of the lighter (it has a threaded plug bottom with a seal) makes the lighter last longer because basically, fuel that wants to evaporate can't go upwards, while liquid fuel can't leak downwards. Now I suspect that if I rested all these lighters on their side, they would all last a bit longer, but the 1920 lighter would still last longest, because fuel can still leak from the base of all the others, either from leakage or evaporation.
2022.12.28 06:14 intonality Vintage lighter restoration. 1955-mid 60's Austrian-made (see description)
 | Excuse the messy room haha. Just messing around and took this very unintentionally dramatic shot 😎 submitted by intonality to BrokeHobbies [link] [comments] IMCO Triplex Junior 6600. Made in Austria. Identified as an early era model, 1955-mid 60's, no more info than that. Great working order, just needed a good clean up! I received this lighter last week from eBay (£5, what a steal!) and went to work scrubbing the rust spots on the case and accumulated rust and gunk in the internals. Steel brush and some glass cleaner (and 2-3 hours of elbow grease!) did a great job. All the fine detail in the case and the manufacturer stamp have been retained, it's in excellent condition. Came up really nice, not totally finished yet though; still a few stubborn rust spots on the case and I didn't remove the flint wheel to fully open up the internal mechanism, but it was exposed enough to get a steel brush into most of the working parts. The lid mechanism spring needs derusting, otherwise I got the majority of it cleaned in-situ. I couldn't resist sparking her up. Very nice, crisp spring action and a great sound to it, very cool. My new favourite! I'll let the fuel dry out and clean again, then I'm thinking I might give it an acid bath to remove the remaining rust (not very much) and then a final polishing. I am contemplating nickel plating to keep it in perfect order for many more decades to come, but that would mean removing and refitting the flint rivet to fully disassemble. I'll see how I feel 😄 A full restoration post and before/afters will follow soon 🙂🔥 |
2022.12.28 05:20 intonality Recently restored IMCO Triplex Junior 6600 - early era, 1955-mid 60's (see description)
 | Excuse the messy room haha. Just messing around and took this very unintentionally dramatic shot 😎 I received this 6600 last week and went to work scrubbing the surface rust and accumulated rust and gunk in the internals. Came up really nice, not totally cleaned up yet, a few stubborn rust spots on the case and I didn't remove the flint wheel to fully open up the internal mechanism, but it was exposed enough to get a steel brush into most of the working parts. I couldn't resist sparking her up! Very nice, crisp spring action and a great sound to it, very cool. My new favourite! submitted by intonality to lighters [link] [comments] I'll let the fuel dry up then I'm thinking I might give it an acid bath to remove the remaining rust (not very much) and then a final polishing. I am contemplating nickel plating to keep it in perfect order for many more decades to come, but that would mean removing and refitting the flint rivet. I'll see how I feel 😄 I found an identification thread on this sub that narrowed it down to an early era 1955-mid 60's (iirc?) Picked her up for £5 on eBay, very pleased! A full restoration post will follow soon 🙂🔥 |
2022.12.20 20:00 intonality 1950's Austrian Lighter (IMCO)
 | IMCO Triplex Junior 6600 windproof petrol lighter. Made in Austria. Not sure of exact date of manufacture but my research suggests it's from the late 50s. Rusted and full of dirt but it sparks very well, good working order and just needs a little love to keep it going for another 60-70 years! submitted by intonality to collectables [link] [comments] This might be my favourite lighter (even giving my beloved Zippos a run for their money!); it has a built in chimney snuff to help minimise fuel evaporation, removable fuel chamber for easy and mess free refilling, easy access to the flint without unscrewing, perfectly pocket sized, and it looks cool 🤓 I collect, clean and restore old lighters as a hobby. Most would call it boring but I love finding new styles from different countries and decades, taking them apart and learning how they work, cleaning them up and making them look new again. Kills a few hours or sometimes a whole day or two, keeps my hands busy, perfect for when I'm at a loose end. And they make fire, what's not to like? 😄🔥 |
2022.12.20 19:20 intonality IMCO Triplex Junior 6600 (1950's?)
 | My latest find 😄 rusted and some minor superficial damage to the base, but otherwise it sparks and is in good working condition. I look forward to working on it when I get the time! submitted by intonality to lighters [link] [comments] Any idea when this would likely have been manufactured? Google suggests it's from the 50's but I found nothing more specific? |
2022.12.03 17:26 Specialist_Total Found my Grail Lighter at a fleamarket! IMCO Triplex Super 6700 (only 35 gram weight)! Revised and streamlined my carry due to that change.
 | submitted by Specialist_Total to EDC [link] [comments] |
2022.10.30 12:08 BeeryUSA Evaporation test on various lighters
Hi folks.
A couple of months ago, I started a test on evaporation of various lighters from my collection. The test is finally over. I'm a big advocate for IMCO lighters, but the test showed that IMCO lighters last a lot longer than even I had expected.
The lighter that lasted longest (54 days with no refueling!!!) was a little IMCO Triplex Junior. Unsurprisingly, that was the one in which I'd replaced the original rayon with Cotton Bacon and re-routed the wick for better functionality.
But the lighter that really surprised me was the IMCO Streamline, which UNALTERED (i.e. with a wick that's presumably bunched up at the top and regular old rayon) lasted 49 days.
Another big surprise was the IMCO Triplex. This is a design from 1937, with that weird old (and presumably very leaky) fuel tank. Yet it lasted 44 days.
Finally, the solid brass Zippo didn't do as badly as I'd expected - 24 days. With cotton bacon and a re-routed wick it might do pretty well.
Anyway, here are the results:
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A couple of months ago, I started a test on evaporation of various lighters from my collection. The test is finally over. I'm a big advocate for IMCO lighters, but the test showed that IMCO lighters last a lot longer than even I had expected.
The lighter that lasted longest (54 days with no refueling!!!) was a little IMCO Triplex Junior. Unsurprisingly, that was the one in which I'd replaced the original rayon with Cotton Bacon and re-routed the wick for better functionality.
But the lighter that really surprised me was the IMCO Streamline, which UNALTERED (i.e. with a wick that's presumably bunched up at the top and regular old rayon) lasted 49 days.
Another big surprise was the IMCO Triplex. This is a design from 1937, with that weird old (and presumably very leaky) fuel tank. Yet it lasted 44 days.
Finally, the solid brass Zippo didn't do as badly as I'd expected - 24 days. With cotton bacon and a re-routed wick it might do pretty well.
Anyway, here are the results:
Long-term evaporation test of various lighters.
All lighters stored upright. Light each lighter once per day for 1 second.
Start date: Wednesday, 8 – 31 - 2022
- IMCO-Triplex Junior “MADE IN AUSTRIA”, original rayon and wick in old style fuel tank.
- IMCO-Triplex Junior“MADE IN AUSTRIA”, new style fuel tank (new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon).
- IMCO Junior “VIENNA”, original rayon and wick in new style fuel tank.
- IMCO-Triplex Super, original rayon and wick in new style fuel tank.
- IMCO Streamline, original rayon and wick in original fuel tank.
- IMCO-Triplex Super, Chinese “Come of Vienna Austria”, original rayon and wick in new style fuel tank.
- IMCO Triplex, original rayon and wick in old style fuel tank.
- Ronson Whirlwind, original rayon and wick.
- Zippo Solid Brass, original rayon and wick (unaltered from factory state).
Test after 2 weeks:Starting October 31, I'll be cleaning, replacing the rayon and re-routing the wicks in all the top five performers (1937 IMCO Triplex, 2022 Chinese IMCO Triplex Super, 1955 IMCO Triplex Junior, 1958 IMCO Streamline, and the Zippo Solid Brass), and I'll see how long they last. Should be interesting.
All lighters functioning.
Test after 3 weeks:
Day 21: lighter 3 out.
Day 22: lighters 3 and 1 out.
Day 23: lighters 3, 1, and 4 out.
Day 24: lighters 3, 1, 4, 8, and 9 out.
Test after 4 weeks:
All remaining lighters functioning.
Day 32: lighters 3, 1, 4, 8, 9, and 6 out.
Test after 5 weeks:
All remaining lighters functioning.
Test after 6 weeks:
All remaining lighters functioning.
Day 44: lighters 3, 1, 4, 8, 9, 6, and 7 out.
Test after 7 weeks:
Day 49: lighters 3, 1, 4, 8, 9, 6, 7, and 5 out.
Day 54: all lighters (3, 1, 4, 8, 9, 6, 7, 5, and 2) out.