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• Regens Table Lighters were first produced in Austria by Kaufmann-Balek,during the early 1930s
• Original Austrian versions typically 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
• A similar-but-different version of the Regens Table Lighter was produced in New York after World War 2, by Regens Lighter Corp.
• The U.S. versions typically have a slotted windguard pattern, circular base, and the fuel tank pulls apart to refill