Napoleon 24k gold - Giant table lighter

Napoleon 24k gold - Giant table lighter - Restoration

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Here is a new video !!
This is a vintage giant table lighter showing Napoleon III on a coin.
It was in bad shape, very oxidized, white vinegar was very helpful on copper !
It's the first time I do 24k gold plating, it wasn't easy but I'm happy with the outcome...
Please watch till the end to see this vintage giant lighter in action !
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Пікірлер: 680

@spencerwarren8302 2 жыл бұрын

Very satisfying watching the plating take place, not every day I see someone painting and electroplating successfully, most attempts I've seen haven't gone well, super impressed it came out looking so nice!

@christophermason6739 2 жыл бұрын

4!Aaron

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👌👍🙏

@Jon-O. Жыл бұрын

Yeah copper not gold

@Jon-O. Жыл бұрын

@@James-to7pi exactly the color that was before he gold plated it, gold plating regardless of the karat rating of the solution is gold plating that don't Make that lighter 24 karate gold. Whatever the metal is behind the plating is what your going to get the value of that's what is solid metal not the gold plating, whether it be nickle or copper. Gold plating has no value because there so little of the plated metal actually their. The solution has a karate rating the second you plate it the karate rating is gone oops.

@tonytony6945 Жыл бұрын

Wtf is everyone saying it is so satisfying!?! When did everyone get a mass program to say this? It's so weird

@nobuckle40 Жыл бұрын

If the person or company that made this lighter was still around, they would love the restoration that you have done. Bravo! Bravo!

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👍👌🙏

@fandoria09 Жыл бұрын

It's a Zippo. The company still exists

@nobuckle40 Жыл бұрын

@@fandoria09 Coolest Zippo I've ever seen! Thanks.

@fandoria09 Жыл бұрын

@Doug Commons my mother's father had one that he kept on a shelf that was the 1976 - 1986 bicentennial. He never used it.

@joearnold6881 Жыл бұрын

@@fandoria09 zippo was founded in the 1930s Napoleon III was thrown out of France in 1870. In disgrace. For several decades after you’d still have imperialists owning lighters like that, hoping for their incompetent version of the OG Empreur to return. It’s not a zippo. They didn’t invent that style of lighter. They copied an already common design.

@BigToeJohnDoe Жыл бұрын

Love the fact there’s no weird music.. great job

@Aparecida1289 10 ай бұрын

Me too...

@samanthadean1083 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to guess that this was more of a status symbol than an everyday use item… Fantastic job on the restoration!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Samantha !! 😌🙌

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👌🙏👍

@svengieszler3317 Жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik ,, Osmium '' Rarest precious metal on Earth

@CalTxDude Жыл бұрын

That is one of the most remarkable restoration transformations I've ever seen!!! Beautiful job!

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! 🙌

@georgebrown8312 Жыл бұрын

Amazing job restoring that giant lighter. The cleaning and plating with nickel and gold are fantastic, and it works like new as well. Great work.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thank you !! 🙌

@arunreddy9123 Жыл бұрын

Hats off to the creater & re-creacter

@stefanschneider3681 2 жыл бұрын

I have written before how much I appreciate your work, both the skills of restoration as well as the filming / editing is always perfect. But here I would like to give a HUGE round of applause to the company or the person that created the original! What a beautiful piece of art!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Stefan 😌🙌

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

🙏👍👌

@KP-oe8sk 11 ай бұрын

Great job on the Cigar Lighter. Nice you saved it from being lost forever.

@jlivewell 2 ай бұрын

Wow. If you gave me a million years…I would not have dreamt of a table lighter. And even if I did…it would not have been this big. Great restoration.

@TheFabrik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you !!! 😌👍

@gregmiller9710 Жыл бұрын

i can appreciate this..i've restored several table lighters along with pocket lighters...the smaller they are the harder they are to do...

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate 😉

@gianluigimarino8264 6 ай бұрын

Wooowwwww! Beautifull Giant lighter! A grreat Restoration!

@traceyhill4929 Жыл бұрын

what a transformation.....very impressed...beautiful..bravo bravo

@CoolAgainRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Napoleon would be proud of you 😅

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks a lot mate 😌🙏

@zepzepzep4503 Жыл бұрын

Napoleon the 3rd (and not the first) would be proud... In 1870, Napoleon the first died 50 years ago... Very good job though 😊👏

@alanharney5278 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Break out the Gauloises! Thanks Mr. Fabrik.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

🚬😛 thank you!

@Aven-Sharma1991 Жыл бұрын

These old antiques need to be brought back, archived and indexed to remember history and recreate it when we want

@NoisieBastrdd 10 ай бұрын

this is so satisfying to watch

@clarkkent2047 2 жыл бұрын

Youre way too underrated, great job as usual!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thanks a lot !!😌🙌

@Make-Asylums-Great-Again 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, I called Jesus(Susan) and he’s adjusting his “rating”.

@quietquitter6103 Жыл бұрын

Underrated how?

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👍👍🙏👌

@hightechzone1938 Жыл бұрын

you are Genius, very rare person you are , tooo good your work , ✌🏻👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@bulletproofair Жыл бұрын

Would love to light a cigar from that big flame! Great work!

@Nefertiti0403 6 ай бұрын

You find the neatest objects ❤🎉

@reuben9213 3 ай бұрын

You never cease to amaze me with your patience , skill and the ability to see what your items can be . I'm very impressed . Thank you 👍

@TheFabrik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you !!! 🙌

@glengreen362 4 ай бұрын

I wonder how many after dinner cigars and cigarettes had been lit by this marvelous piece of kitsch art in its day. It could easily adorn a movie set for a movie like "The Great Gatsby" or something similar to that. Millionaire tycoons with a brandy or port in one hand and a cigar in the other. It just inspires dreams of opulence.

@boarbot7829 Жыл бұрын

Your house is lovely.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! 😌🙏

@Survivalguy Жыл бұрын

Looks 99% better. I was a jeweler apprentice and if I handed that over to my teacher he would have made me do it again without all the micro scratches. Some are very noticeable. You seem to repeat that in your other videos. I made my first gold band and thought it was perfect and handed to my teacher waiting to hear Great JOB! instead he said start over, you are not actually looking into it. I put the loop back on and saw what he was saying. I see everything now. God Bless You Douglas Glenn! Sadly he passed. Best jeweler I have ever seen.

@timmermansj1300 Жыл бұрын

Those scratches where bothering me as well

@Survivalguy Жыл бұрын

@@timmermansj1300 I'm a perfectionist..If I was paying for that Restoration I would want a refund.

@Lentuttle Ай бұрын

Spot-on! Weird, though, I've never known Napolean to have a mustache and goatee...?

@TheZombieman87 Ай бұрын

Napoleon III did.

@lalitmjoshi3407 Жыл бұрын

Out of the world restoration. Must say even the original maker would have been proud to have seen this. Many many congratulations.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Wow, glad to hear that ! thank you very much😊🙌

@amanekabbaj Жыл бұрын

Thé way we see the gold literally come shining through is amazing!

@arunreddy9123 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work

@RingMasterRay 2 жыл бұрын

Nice restoration

@josephroccasalvo7656 Жыл бұрын

I take great joy in your consummate rehabilitation. It is akin to my editing my prose and poetry to their gleaming essence. You are the forerunner. I would watch you any time of day. More of the same, please.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Joseph 🙌

@lysgauty1 Жыл бұрын

Bravo je ne connaissais pas ce grand modèle de briquet napoléon 3

@mohamedlsani4907 Жыл бұрын

May God bless you dear brother and grant you success in your work and life

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! 🙏

@houseofclubs2437 2 жыл бұрын

1870..wow..worth the watch

@timescalante4410 Жыл бұрын

I think this is my most favorite restoration so far great job

@hafeth6093 Жыл бұрын

The old industries are priceless artifacts and they are a great scientific and engineering product. And this maintenance I have done is a great genius thought that restores the glories of the ancestors who served humanity with these wonderful innovations. Greetings and respect to you...

@mohamedsamisami7334 Жыл бұрын

Good,Job,Lighter

@larryfreestone6135 2 жыл бұрын

That gold plating put me in ASMR heaven!

@beverlyledbetter4906 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to have that, even though I don't smoke. I could use it to light candles and for decoration, because its so pretty!😁

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

😃

@elcunto7623 Жыл бұрын

Wow you must find that extremely satisfying! Incredible painstaking work and craftsmanship in action. Really enjoyed this!

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👍🙏🙏👌

@TapscottJ 2 жыл бұрын

You can watch this video while listening to “you light up my life”. Lol. Great job! I do prefer the trains, but always super awesome to see such meticulous work! Thank you!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mathew !! 🙌

@kamelkhamari29 Жыл бұрын

الأشياء القديمة باهظة الثمن عمل ممتاز👍👍

@MRB1157 2 жыл бұрын

If only the Second Empaire was really that golden. Great job.

@ghaznavi1951 Жыл бұрын

JUST FANTASTIC AND PROFESSIONAL JOB DONE.

@dormindont1 Жыл бұрын

Очень красивая зажигалка! Хорошая работа!

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👌👌🙏👍

@matthewhahn1132 2 жыл бұрын

Wow gold

@gellrb56 Жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@bigsparky65 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful restoration

@tonyloechte9994 Жыл бұрын

Looks awesome 😎

@johnkelley9877 2 жыл бұрын

What a transformation! Your work is simply outstanding. Thanks for sharing this.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again John 😉🙌

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏👍👌

@shawnharris5682 Жыл бұрын

Very well done. If I could have a lighter like that, I might even consider taking up smoking.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Haha same here ! 😃🙌

@s88m88h Жыл бұрын

Gold doesn't petina or oxidize like that. Great restoration.

@denised8489 2 жыл бұрын

So satisfying seeing something so beautiful brought back to life! Absolutely beautiful!

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👌👌👍🙏

@thephoenixcycle8854 Жыл бұрын

Super cool! I didn't realize that gold plating isn't really gold it's a color it changes into

@adamparker1252 2 жыл бұрын

Jay Leno those are some shiny lug nuts

@arturoaaguilarperez1200 2 жыл бұрын

WELL DONE. THANKS.

@albertmartinez6621 11 ай бұрын

WOW ITS SUCH AMAZING GOOD JOB

@TheFabrik 11 ай бұрын

Thank you !!!

@janetflint2817 2 жыл бұрын

Woow …well done 👍

@Asubuhi 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job. You saved a wonderful antique Tablelighther.👍😎🥰🥰❤️

@gertcoetzee7778 2 жыл бұрын

Yikes!,is that the jolly green giant's great-great granpa's zippo/candle?😂😁

@beatamichalska6220 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@MrRickkramer 2 жыл бұрын

Bad ass zippo, I want one!

@kim63delrosario40 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful work of art a collectors item! You've done a restoration well.MAGNIFICO! ! !.watching here from tokyo,japan. BANZAI! ! ! .

@nftacitzakyeart1698 2 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing rare 😲✌️😎😊😁

@swiatowidciesslak6249 Жыл бұрын

Wow! That thing is huge.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@swiatowidciesslak6249 Жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik You're very welcome.

@alexandremeunier2066 2 жыл бұрын

hay quá Phúc ơi, nổi cả da gà luôn nè, thấm vào từng mạch máu

@turdferguson4124 4 ай бұрын

I’m really surprised the tank doesn’t leak when the lighter is closed and the tank is turned 90 degrees to horizontal. I guess the wicking material is supposed to hold the fluid and prevent it from weeping out. The key must be to not fill it with too much fluid. It’s an amazing and beautiful piece. The gold plating makes it look spectacular.

@billiehydrick6417 2 жыл бұрын

This is going to be fantastic 👌, you are amazing talented my friend thanks for sharing 👍

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Billie !! 😃🙌

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

🙏👌🙏

@propheticswordnita3603 Жыл бұрын

Really nice work

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot !

@paulorth2251 2 жыл бұрын

At first glance I thought it was a carnival prize of some sort but your restoration proved me wrong. Many kudos for your skills. Thanks for sharing. 😁👍🇺🇸

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Paul 😃🙌

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

🙏👍👌👌🙏

@user-zl3ee8vp4q Жыл бұрын

너무 멋지고 아름다워요!

@gabriellehughes3175 Жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@kquebec3795 Жыл бұрын

Ooof! Bravo! Bravo! 👏👏👏

@mishamurzik Жыл бұрын

Perfect work.......

@samfaiva5027 2 жыл бұрын

Saw this on Tiktok had to finish it

@sulai6i 2 жыл бұрын

Great job , thanx for the video .. Welcome all QATAR2022

@Problembeing Жыл бұрын

Polished copper is the sexiest metal. I would have kept it copper, personally, but hey, it's not about what I want lol.

@davidgreen2379 Жыл бұрын

It's always something I've never seen before, but now want.....

@boomergroomer6565 2 жыл бұрын

This was a pleasure to watch 🇨🇦

@retro-vintage-Ukraine 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Result. Greetings from Ukraine

@mlfp1010 Жыл бұрын

Congratulaciones!!!

@micheleexplorer1161 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic lightfire e wonderful restoration...! 👏 WOOW

@kayvee101 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous

@dirtyhairy8884 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work & restoration, looks amazing!!!🔥😍🤩💯👊

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot !! 😃👍🏻

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👌👌👍👍🙏

@christyann 2 жыл бұрын

That is so cool!

@gotrust4741 Жыл бұрын

Never seen one of those cool!

@billyfoster3223 Жыл бұрын

Great work on a great piece!😃👍🛠️🔧

@joelex7966 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! What surprises me is that so much detail survived the process

@boarbot7829 Жыл бұрын

The plating is so insanely thin.

@IrishAnnie Жыл бұрын

I don’t smoke, but I can certainly appreciate a great lighter. I remember my grandfather filling his lighter with fluid. I can even remember the smell.

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

🙏👍👌👌

@Mad9977 2 жыл бұрын

wow very impressive the plating, great result 👍

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👍👍🙏👌🙏

@MrMomo182 Жыл бұрын

Imagine such a tiny guy having such a huge lighter.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Tiny guy with huge pockets

@2degucitas 2 жыл бұрын

What a transformation! The gold doesn't look very bright on top of the nickel, but it's gorgeous!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot !!! It was my first try 😉🙌

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👌🙏

@constitution_8939 2 жыл бұрын

I Love watching the detailed process and the simple drilling out of the seized flint with the right size drill bit that has to be smaller than the interior hollow of the spring tube inside diameter but if that small bit wasn't on hand you could have clipped 1/8th to 1/4 of the threaded tube off as a last resort but the right tool for the job is Always ideal. I initially thought the whole casing was solid 24k gold until I started the video and knew there was No gold there but was only nickel but was perfect for you to plate with gold and another Fantastic restoration. I'm thankful that you identify the different solvents including the baking soda that has many other uses than for just baking bread and other foods, it has industrial uses to.

@twycross3 2 жыл бұрын

I have a chemistry question about cleaning the sponge with baking soda + white vinegar. Baking soda is a mild base and white vinegar is a mild acid. When the 2 components come together you get a new compound that isn't basic or acid (if added in the correct proportions). Sodium acetate. So my question is, does sodium acetate remove old oil deposits or did TheFabrik want the solution slightly acid to clean the sponge without destroying it? A base reacts with oils well but I thought I saw rust deposits in the sponge as well. If your trying to remove the rust deposits then the acid is a good choice. Was he cleaning both or was this a completely neutralized solution of sodium acetate to react with old deposits in the sponge?

@jewellerydesignerartists9353 Жыл бұрын

👍🙏👌👍👍

@isay4039 2 жыл бұрын

Finally a lighter worthy of " who's got my lighter" 🌚 great job 🔥

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Lol Isay 😄👍🏻 Thank you !

@melissae1116 Жыл бұрын

What the heck do you do with a lighter like that! lol Beautiful job.

@1515walker Жыл бұрын

Amazing ! A true craftsman. Thank you for sharing.

@achtamarachtamar7382 2 жыл бұрын

Это было волнительно. Опять не угадала, что вы реставрируете. Потом переживала, что у вас не получится, но, когда я увидела,что вам удалось сохранить функциональность и это тоже зажигалка, я поняла, что у вас уже две зажигалки. Рождается новая коллекция зажигалок! Это прекрасно! Как говорится, с Богом, в добрый час! Спасибо.