Vintage ARABESQUES lighter marked “JAPAN,” featuring a distinctive engraved floral design and a unique metal body.

This collectible vintage lighter has an ornate decorative front, a classic rectangular shape, and a mechanical ignition design. The lighter displays signs of age and wear, making it a great addition to a vintage lighter collection or • The

Bottom Screw: The large flat-head screw visible on the right is the fuel gasket/fill plug. You unscrew this to pull out the cotton wadding and fill the reservoir with standard liquid lighter fluid (petrol).

• The Mechanical Style: Lighters of this block shape usually function via a side-squeeze, lift-arm, or roller wheel mechanism at the top. When you push or trigger the mechanism, the snuffer cap lifts automatically while simultaneously striking the flint to create a spark.

• The Lack of Branding: During the post-WWII manufacturing boom, Japanese factories produced hundreds of thousands of these solid, heavy-duty metal lighters for export. Many were sold completely unbranded—simply marked by their decorative style (like Arabesque) and country of origin (Japan) stamped directly onto the decorative side sleeve rather than the base.

Sold as pictured. No guarantee of functionality. Please examine photos before purchasing.