# What Is This Type of Lighter Called That's Used in The Maltese Falcon? \[Video Link\]

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**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-type-of-lighter-called-thats-used-in-the-maltese-falcon-video-link/486540 "2009-02-19T12:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nobody\_Special](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nobody\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_Special)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-type-of-lighter-called-thats-used-in-the-maltese-falcon-video-link/486540/1 "2009-02-19T12:57:55Z")

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There are several times in the movie The Maltese Flacon where a character uses a cigarette lighter like the on in [this video clip](http://anonymousonlineserver.com/TheMalteseFalconClip.mov). What is it called? Where could I find one?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-type-of-lighter-called-thats-used-in-the-maltese-falcon-video-link/486540/2 "2009-02-19T13:29:55Z")

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Google responds:

[http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=112294](http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=112294)