Vintage Ronson MAXIMUS butane lighter

Here is a Ronson MAXIMUS butane lighter I purchased a couple of years ago at what was one of my favorite places to buy vintage lighters.
#lighter #vintage #ronson #maximus #butane #zippomafia #manitowoc #vintagelighter #madeinusa

[@davejonze]

Nice looking lighter....I even like the patina on the tool. Thanks for posting

[@zippolyonsden1623]

Thank you for commenting. I definitely agree with how the patina looks on the tool.

[@Lighter_collector]

Beautiful lighter

[@zippolyonsden1623]

It definitely is.

[@Gary-ks8rz]

Ronsons are what got me started in collecting. If you don't have one yet, Get a Whirlwind. I think it will impress you. Glad to see you putting out videos again.

[@zippolyonsden1623]

I believe I do have a Whirlwind. Think I did a short with it once a while back. They are very good lighters. I like the pull up windscreen on them. Will have to do a longer video on it. I'm glad to be doing videos again. It's been too long.

[@fredelas265]

Damn that's one classy looking lighter! Reminds me of the lighters they always had on 60s TV shows. Always watched those as reruns at my grandparents' house.

[@zippolyonsden1623]

I remember watching the same kind of shows at my grandmother's house as well. They did have some pretty classy lighters in the 40s-60s.

[@fredelas265]

@@zippolyonsden1623 The Marlboro Zippo was a real hit with my brother in law, by the way! I'm going to give Josh his game controller Zippo for the 4th of July

[@zippolyonsden1623]

@fredelas265 Awesome!!! Glad he liked it. Josh will love his as well. Great day to give it to him.

[@fredelas265]

@@zippolyonsden1623 I'm now officially the world's coolest uncle! I asked him if he wanted to store it for a collection, but he wanted to fire it right up. I had taken the flint out, so I showed him how to replace it and fuel it up. It seemed like he was really getting into the whole process of it!

[@zippolyonsden1623]

@fredelas265 very cool! Did you also show him how to repack the rayon with the wick running through it as well?