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IMCO Feuerzeugbenzin (IMCO lighter fluid)
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IMCO Feuerzeugbenzin (IMCO lighter fluid)

ownerWindmill Co., Ltd. (Japan)
originAustria
manufacturedPrimarily in Germany, but may be produced or filled in other locations

IMCO is a historic Austrian lighter brand founded from Julius Meister & Co. (IMCO) that began producing lighters around 1918; the brand became well known for Triplex-style petrol (liquid fuel) lighters and maintained production in Austria until the factory closed in 2012. (de.wikipedia.org)

The pictured product is IMCO Feuerzeugbenzin (133 ml) — a petrol (naphtha) lighter fuel in a small metal canister intended for refillable petrol lighters (e.g., IMCO Triplex/Zippo-style). European retailers and product listings for the 133 ml can show the same IMCO branding and list Curly & Smooth Handels GmbH (Germering, Germany) as the responsible manufacturer/distributor for EU sales (GTIN/EAN 4035687028135 appears on product listings). This is why the product is commonly supplied to European customers via German distributors, even though filling/production may be done elsewhere. (relags.de)

After IMCO Austria shut in 2012 the brand name and production rights were acquired by Japanese interests; sources documenting the brand’s later ownership and reprint production name Tsuge Seisakusho (and related Japanese companies) as holding the rights in the years following closure (some modern IMCO reprints are produced under those rights, with parts or final assembly reportedly carried out outside Austria). For the lighter-fluid product specifically, current EU listings identify a German distributor/responsible party (Curly & Smooth Handels GmbH) handling the product on the European market. (de.wikipedia.org)

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