Vintage Evans Lighters

The Evans Case Company was founded in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1939, becoming renowned for automatic-flame lighters that lit by opening the lid and extinguished by closing it, with 1940s and 1950s models featuring intricate engravings, enamel work, and precious metals. Earlier Evans lift-arm lighters, patented in 1927, are also highly prized among collectors of pre-war American pocket lighters.