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• Regens Pocket Lighters were first produced in Austria by Kaufmann-Balek and advertsied in 1932.
• Most Austrian versions have a circular windguard pattern and the fuel tank is refilled from the wick
• Some Austrian Regens models are branded TCW, a distributor for these lighters—not their manufacturer.
• Regens Lighters were advertised in the United States from December 1935 until December 1956
• From 1935-1938, U.S. advertising only shows Regens models with circular windguard patterns
• The first Regens model with slotted windguard pattern appears in U.S. advertising during 1939
• The Austrian factory produced lighters with both windguard patterns
• Regens manufactured in New York usually have a slotted windguard pattern and their fuel tank pulls apart to refill
• It is unclear whether the circular windguard pattern was also produced in New York or these early models sold in the U.S. were imported
• Numerous copies of the Regens Lighter were produced including the Dauphin (France), Noel (Great Britain), Pres-a-Lite (United States), and Sakakura (Japan).