{"product_id":"asm0442-windproof-lighter-for-pan-am-by-penguin-new-old-stock","title":"Windproof Lighter for Pan-Am by Penguin 'New Old Stock'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eJust as watch lovers surround their timepieces with catalogs, straps, books, and ephemera, lovers of classic travel know that the real romance of a journey lives in the details — the luggage tags, the matchbooks, the ticket jackets, the airline swag pilfered from a golden age when flying felt glamorous, worldly, and a little bit sexy. Can you imagine? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eEnter this vintage Penguin Windproof Lighter: stainless steel, satisfyingly weighty in the hand, and emblazoned with a deep blue enamel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ePan Am\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e globe — the unofficial passport to the jet-set. The original box remains, stamped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, adding another layer of period charm. Think airport bars with walnut paneling, chic attendants, crisp navy uniforms, white gloves, martinis at cruising altitude, and the seductive promise of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003esomewhere else\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThis lighter is from the era (50s-60s) when Pan Am wasn’t just an airline, but an identity. A fantasy of international ease. A state of mind. And yes — now that everyone is stressed out and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eapparently\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e smoking again (we don’t endorse it, we’re just reporting), this lighter has become what the kids would call \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ea mood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e. Even if it never meets a flame, it carries a sexy, cosmopolitan swagger that today’s airport security bins and compression socks simply do not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eDisplay it on a desk. Keep it with your travel watch collection. Toss it into your carry-on as a reminder that flying once felt like freedom, not a group fitness test in keeping your cool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eA tiny object — with big, airborne nostalgia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42067897090135,"sku":"PQ-2989-ASM0442","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/ASM0442-1.jpg?v=1763044381","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/asm0442-windproof-lighter-for-pan-am-by-penguin-new-old-stock","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}