Post #274294 by eddiealoha on Thu, Dec 21, 2006 3:33 PM

In my search for info on the lighter, I also e-mailed the customer service folks at Trader Vic, and received this reply from their Vice Prez,Peter Seely:

Your e-mail was forwarded to me. In the late 60's and early 70's when it
was still cool to smoke in restaurants, Trader Vic's sold lighters in all of
our gift shops. Perhaps 500 to a 1,000 were sold in our gift shops. At that
time we had about 19 restaurants in the United states and a few in Europe,
all with gift shops. So the lighter is at least 35 years old and I would
expect ever older. It should have either the Trader Vic's logo or a Tiki
etched on the side of the lighter along with our name.

Wanted to share this info with anyone else who has one in their collection, or is seeking one.

Eddie