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At some point, Ashley Ward produced the Commander model. The patent number stamped into the case was identical to that of the Pipe Lighter, making actual concept or creation dates impossible to follow. The interior shell housed in an exterior shell design was used. This concept predates the Zippo inserts design, and is not unique to either lighter. The Beattie Jet Lighter also uses this design, as did several other prototype patents filed previous to Zippo's inception in 1932. | At some point, Ashley Ward produced the Commander model. The patent number stamped into the case was identical to that of the Pipe Lighter, making actual concept or creation dates impossible to follow. The interior shell housed in an exterior shell design was used. This concept predates the Zippo inserts design, and is not unique to either lighter. The Beattie Jet Lighter also uses this design, as did several other prototype patents filed previous to Zippo's inception in 1932. | ||
Interestingly enough, FGM Enterprises, Inc. filed Patent 4749351 in 1988, showing a lighter virtually identical to the Nimrod Commander. The patent also cite's Ward's 1947 patent. | |||
In the 1960's, Nimrod lighters were selling at a rate of 1,000,000 per year. | In the 1960's, Nimrod lighters were selling at a rate of 1,000,000 per year. | ||
No serial numbers or production markings make it possible to tell when each lighter was actually made, unlike the coding used on the bottom of Zippo lighter cases. Even forcibly taking the lighter apart shows no interior markings to identify manufacture date. | No serial numbers or production markings make it possible to tell when each lighter was actually made, unlike the coding used on the bottom of Zippo lighter cases. Even forcibly taking the lighter apart shows no interior markings to identify manufacture date. | ||
The FGT Sportsman Plug-Lite is a currently manufactured near reproduction of the original Nimrod Pipe lighter. F.G.T. Enterprises, Inc. is a Tampa, Florida-based company that is a wholesaler and distributor of tobacco products and accessories. While FGT Enterprises is Florida based, the FGT Sportsman Plug-Lite bears the manufacturing stamp "KOREA". Differences between the FGT Sportsman and Nimrod Pipe Lighter includes: | |||
1. The Nimrod has a four-sided "nut." The FGT lighter has a six-sided "nut." | |||
2. The FGT lighter has a compass on one end. The Nimrod does not. | |||
3. The fuel reservoir on the FGT lighter is under the compass, the top fitting over the reservoir threads. The Nimrod lighter's reservoir is under the same end of the lighter, but the top fits into the reservoir threads. | |||
4. The FGT lighter can be disassembled via a screw accessible from the outside of the lighter. The Nimrod cannot be disassembled. | |||