NonSports Forum

Net54baseball.com
Welcome to Net54baseball.com. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. . Contact the moderator at leon@net54baseball.com should you have any questions or concerns. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Enjoy!
Net54baseball.com
Net54baseball.com
T206s on eBay
Babe Ruth Cards on eBay
t206 Ty Cobb on eBay
Ty Cobb Cards on eBay
Lou Gehrig Cards on eBay
Baseball T201-T217 on eBay
Baseball E90-E107 on eBay
T205 Cards on eBay
Baseball Postcards on eBay
Goudey Cards on eBay
Baseball Memorabilia on eBay
Baseball Exhibit Cards on eBay
Baseball Strip Cards on eBay
Baseball Baking Cards on eBay
Sporting News Cards on eBay
Play Ball Cards on eBay
Joe DiMaggio Cards on eBay
Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
Bowman 1951-1955 on eBay
Football Cards on eBay

Go Back   Net54baseball.com Forums > Net54baseball Main Forum - WWII & Older Baseball Cards > Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-14-2017, 01:17 PM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default Show your SCHEDULE LIGHTERS!

Back when everyone smoked, what better place was there for your team's schedule than on a lighter? Much better than some flimsy paper schedule. My collection of SF Giants lighters spans from 1958-73. They used to be fairly easy to find but, like everything else, the supply seems to be drying up.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 2017-02-14 03.24.09.jpg (78.9 KB, 445 views)
File Type: jpg 2017-02-14 03.26.02.jpg (78.0 KB, 451 views)
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 02-14-2017, 02:50 PM
39special's Avatar
39special 39special is offline
$teve O.
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Berks County Pa.
Posts: 2,656
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ooo-ribay View Post
Back when everyone smoked, what better place was there for your team's schedule than on a lighter? Much better than some flimsy paper schedule. My collection of SF Giants lighters spans from 1958-73. They used to be fairly easy to find but, like everything else, the supply seems to be drying up.
Very cool collection!
__________________
Looking for'47-'66 Exhibits and any Carl Furillo,Rocky Colavito
and Johnny Callison stuff.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-14-2017, 02:53 PM
icollectDCsports's Avatar
icollectDCsports icollectDCsports is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 939
Default

Holy smoke! That's quite a collection.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 02-14-2017, 03:08 PM
71buc's Avatar
71buc 71buc is offline
Mikeknapp
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Great NW
Posts: 2,658
Default

Rob, those are awesome!
__________________
1971 Pirates Ticket Quest:
96 of 153 regular season stubs (63%), 14 of 14 1971 ALCS, NLCS , and World Series stubs (100%)

If you have any 1971 Pirate regular season game stubs (home or away games) please let me know what have!

1971 Pirates Game used bats Collection 18/18 (100%)
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 02-14-2017, 03:20 PM
Den*nis O*Brien Den*nis O*Brien is offline
Den*nis O*Brien
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northern Wisconsin
Posts: 493
Default Oh Boy!!!

This is a wonderful collection ! Thank you for sharing it.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 02-14-2017, 05:32 PM
vintagesportscollector's Avatar
vintagesportscollector vintagesportscollector is online now
Joe
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,349
Default

I don't have any lighters...but those are very cool Rob.
__________________
-Joe
www.iyellcornell.com
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 02-14-2017, 08:59 PM
Tigerden Tigerden is offline
Adam B
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Detroit
Posts: 380
Default

Cool stuff Rob! When I see these schedule lighters they are almost always SF Giants. Do you know of other teams. If so I doubt teams did them for as many years as the Giants. Cal Steam Supply , a plumbing wholesaler, is still in business today. They have been a customer of the company I work for many years.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 02-15-2017, 06:02 AM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigerden View Post
Cool stuff Rob! When I see these schedule lighters they are almost always SF Giants. Do you know of other teams. If so I doubt teams did them for as many years as the Giants. Cal Steam Supply , a plumbing wholesaler, is still in business today. They have been a customer of the company I work for many years.
I always figured everyone did these. I guess maybe not. Yeah, Cal Steam Supply is seen a lot and has some of the worst graphics. Wresco Electrical Supply (lower right, next to Cal Steam) is also common. FWIW, the lighters were always made by Vulcan.
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!

Last edited by ooo-ribay; 04-03-2023 at 09:54 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 02-15-2017, 10:36 AM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

If you guys are like me, part of your joy in collecting is discovering the "story" behind your items...

First, like I said, I had always assumed many teams did these schedule lighters. While doing some quick research, I found out a few things...after WW II, one of Japan's new industries was producing cheap lighters. Vulcan was one of these brands and they could be bought for $3/dozen (25 cents apiece). The Vulcans and other Japanese advertising lighters were all modeled after the USA made and more expensive Ronson Adonis. Of the lighters I own, all are Vulcans, with the exception of two 1958 Slik Lites, one 1959 Sapphire and a Brother Lite from 1970.

I am still wondering who would have printed/engraved these. In any given year, the schedules will be exactly the same in font and style yet any number of businesses would have their own logo, etc. on the other side. I'm kind of theorizing maybe there was just one company in SF doing these. Maybe the companies knew these were available every year and put in their orders? These lighters could be a pretty effective advertising means in that a 1-2 pack a day smoker would pull the lighter out 20-40 times a day.
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 02-17-2017, 02:12 PM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

Let me bump my own thread one last time, but only to ask....

AM I TO BELIEVE THESE WEREN'T DONE FOR OTHER TEAMS???
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 04-20-2017, 06:40 PM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

My big money buddy won these. The two of them came to about $450.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 59a.jpg (57.4 KB, 263 views)
File Type: jpg s-l500.jpg (55.8 KB, 266 views)
File Type: jpg 59f.jpg (46.6 KB, 265 views)
File Type: jpg 59b.jpg (57.9 KB, 265 views)
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 09-30-2017, 11:09 AM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

Here's one my buddy and I fought over and I lost.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 1968.jpg (28.5 KB, 217 views)
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 04-04-2023, 12:59 PM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

I got another one. I've also added a picture of the sponsoring Dinner Club. Again, I gotta ask....do you guys not have some to show for your teams??
Attached Images
File Type: jpg IMG_1640.jpg (186.1 KB, 194 views)
File Type: jpg IMG_1642.jpg (185.2 KB, 196 views)
File Type: jpg turfclub.jpg (92.0 KB, 191 views)
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 04-05-2023, 04:35 PM
Hankphenom Hankphenom is offline
Hank Thomas
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,494
Default

Never seen a Washington version. Some Baltimores, maybe?
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 04-05-2023, 06:15 PM
MCyganik MCyganik is offline
M@++ Cyganik
member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Boston
Posts: 149
Default

Looks like the Mets & Dodgers were also done nearly every year in the 60s and early 70s. Some examples:

1969 Mets:
https://www.metsheritage.com/item/li...1969-schedule/

1970 Mets:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vulcan-lighter-maritime-company-1858986448

1966 Dodgers:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11572242455...mis&media=COPY

1967 & 1968 Dodgers:
worthopedia
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 04-05-2023, 06:47 PM
Vintagedeputy's Avatar
Vintagedeputy Vintagedeputy is offline
Jim Reynolds
Member
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Glen Allen, Va.
Posts: 1,056
Default

Awesome….another type of collectible for me to search for when I’m antique hunting. Too cool.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 04-06-2023, 06:15 AM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MCyganik View Post
Looks like the Mets & Dodgers were also done nearly every year in the 60s and early 70s. Some examples:

1969 Mets:
https://www.metsheritage.com/item/li...1969-schedule/

1970 Mets:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vulcan-lighter-maritime-company-1858986448

1966 Dodgers:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11572242455...mis&media=COPY

1967 & 1968 Dodgers:
worthopedia
I’d never looked for these on Worthpoint. It almost looks like Giants, Dodgers and Mets were about the only MLB teams represented. There are a ton for Kansas (KU) football and a few for Ohio State. It’s odd they were regional…
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 04-06-2023, 08:22 AM
Vintagedeputy's Avatar
Vintagedeputy Vintagedeputy is offline
Jim Reynolds
Member
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Glen Allen, Va.
Posts: 1,056
Default

Along the same vein, the Phillies 1940 matchbook schedule is a fairly easy to find item.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 0D1840D4-DEC7-4013-BF07-D9D47E448C19.jpg (67.0 KB, 113 views)
File Type: jpeg 509126E2-642D-4475-AF1D-6A587992B2C8.jpeg (130.3 KB, 113 views)
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 04-06-2023, 03:51 PM
Huck Huck is offline
d.ean
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 719
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ooo-ribay View Post
Back when everyone smoked, what better place was there for your team's schedule than on a lighter? Much better than some flimsy paper schedule. My collection of SF Giants lighters spans from 1958-73. They used to be fairly easy to find but, like everything else, the supply seems to be drying up.
The lighters are really cool. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters.I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters.
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 04-06-2023, 04:31 PM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Huck View Post
The lighters are really cool. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters.I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters. I am not going to start collecting lighters.
Good! I don’t need the competition.
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 04-15-2023, 11:21 AM
Batman Batman is offline
member
 
Join Date: Nov 2021
Posts: 14
Default

Wow, those are outstanding. Never have seen these. Very nice.
Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Anyone ever seen these c1915 football and baseball lighters? CarltonHendricks Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used 10 12-27-2015 07:25 AM
Schedule collectors cubman1941 Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 2 07-27-2015 06:26 PM
Anyone Know Where I Can Find A Schedule For.... Archive Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used 16 05-25-2008 12:41 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:02 PM.


ebay GSB