Colibri julius series#

Out came the Colibri Monogas in a variety of finishes and a number of action improvements. This was produced in France where the knowledge existed and combined French advances in butane gas tanks and precision mechanism of the Colibri Monopol. In 1955 saw the first Colibri Gas Lighter.

Colibri julius series#

and there began a series of technical developments which have produced and still are for that matter, a while range of exciting new lighters. In the post-war years, Colibri had its own Development Dept. Colibri lighters in London and IBELO in Germany were able to resume working together in 1945. Their sister Meta remained to manage the Company in Germany (IBELO). His brother Benno, who had previously moved to Switzerland, also followed to London to form his own lighter company BENLOW. In the 1930s the company obtained a patent for a fully automatic lighter which virtually guaranteed ignition every time – the, the first made in Switzerland as were the ‘Originals’.Īt about that time (1933), Julius Lowenthal moved from Germany to London where he established Colibri Lighters Ltd. Thus what was known as a COLIBRI ORIGINAL was born.Īs often with lighters, technical difficulties had to be overcome, but the lighter became a huge success, and some COLIBRI Original’s are still giving excellent service to their owners. Lowenthal (JBELO), and in 1927, Julius perceived the idea of a lighter which would avoid the thumbs direct contact with the flint wheel. After the First World War, he formed a company with his brother Benno, J. He was therefore involved with lighters almost at their inception. The first Colibri lighter was produced in 1928, but the founder of the firm, Julius Lowenthal had joined a firm specialising in ‘smoker’s requisites’ in 1910 when only 18 years of age.