2007-05-20 20:18:19 · 6 answers · asked by rougerocker 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Good question!
"In 1971, BIC acquired control of FLAMINAIRE, a French company that manufactured traditional lighters, and in 1973 launched the first BIC® Lighter with an adjustable flame."
From here:
http://www.bicworld.com/inter_us/lighters/product_history/index.asp
Hope this helps!
2007-05-20 20:21:44 · answer #1 · answered by p37ry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BIC: Honor the Past, Invent the Future (PDF)
introduced its BIC pens to the US market the following year. ... BIC's introduced its first Classics lighter in 1973, and subsequently it added lighters in 1975 ...
2007-05-20 21:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by Michael N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BIC's introduced its first Classics lighter in 1973
2007-05-20 20:21:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1973
2007-05-20 20:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by thebulgarian 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bic cigarette lighter company quit making lighters adjustable flame
2016-05-22 16:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by lettie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First Bic Lighter
2017-02-20 16:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋