Master Gauge & Tool Co. Ltd.

Croydon, England

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Totem are full-automatic lighters produced in South London during the years immediately following the end of World War 2. Totem Lighters use a squeeze-type mechanism very similar to lighters produced by Hermann Conrad in Switzerland. (EB)


British Utility Patent - 1945

J.B.Bettany & R.H.Simpson, 1945/1947

Totem Lighters

assorted finishes

Totem Lighter

original packaging

Totem Lighter

new-old-stock

Totem Lighter

patinated silverplate finish

Totem Lighter

patinated brass finish

Totem Lighter

distressed pink finish

Totem Lighter

distressed green finish

Totem Lighter

snuffer open

Totem Lighter

fuel screw detail

Totem Lighter

instructions

Totem Lighter

instructions

Totem Lighter

instructions

Totem Lighter

1946 advertising

Totem Lighter

1947 advertising

Totem Lighter

compared with Spar Lighter