Lighter and accessories wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors. The company was 1932 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, was founded when George G. Blaisdell decided to develop a lighter, both looked as good zubedienen was also easy. Blaisdell acquired the rights to an Austrian lighter with a removable storm cap and is designed according to his own ideas. He made the case rectangular and attached the lid with a welded hinge on the lower part. Since then, in the factory about 300 million lighters manufactured. With the exception of improvements to the mechanics for the flint and the design of the enclosure is Blaisdells original design until now remained virtually unchanged.