Permanent match
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Permanent Match is a device, similar in use to a naphtha based cigarette lighter. The device consists of a rectangular shell, with a metal rod like device that screws into the shell. One end of the rod has a wick. The case is filled with lighter fuel. To use, the rod is removed and scratched against a long flint rod installed on one side of the case. The rod's wick catches fire, and resembles a match. To extinguish, the burning rod wick can be placed into the shell, where it then absorbs more fuel for the next use. The permanent match has been in production for decades.
The Permanent Match enjoyed a major place in the classic film "The Maltese Falcon," where it is the only device the characters use to light their cigarettes, and it is used at least six or eight times.
