Hi Richard,
I'm enjoying your cavalcade of lighters. Who knew that such a wonderful collection existed. I have a bunch of questions:
Were they all sold in gift shops? Most are of a similar design. Was there just one main manufacturer? None seem to be the classic Zippo design which I recall as the dominant lighter of that era. Are there subtle design differences between similar looking lighters? Is there a lighter out there that's your "holy grail"? Have you (would you) donated the images to the ChipGuide? That would assign a CG number to each lighter. Any other insights unique to lighter collecting?
Once again....thanks for letting us see your fabulous collection.