ROSA GALLEMÍ BALAGUÉ-ANTONIO PUIG SA

octubre 23, 2022

ROSA GALLEMÍ BALAGUÉ-ANTONIO PUIG S.A. 10TH DELIVERY

Entrance to the celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the F.C. Barcelona, year 1949

One of our hobbies on Sunday afternoons was attending the various football matches at the Camp Nou of F.C. Barcelona. Along with my husband Josep and my friends Asunció and Emili, with whom we shared seats, we attended unforgettable matches, especially watching Kubala play and other players like Ramallets, Kocksis, Olivella, Villaverde, Foncho, Gensana, Villaverde, Segarra and many others, as well as when the eternal rival, Real Madrid, visited us, with their players like Di Stefano or the speedy Gento, even later I was able to enjoy Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Messi in their beginnings. I attended the inauguration of the Camp Nou in 1957 and years ago I received the Cub's Gold Medal for 50 years of seniority from a young President Joan Laporta.

F.C Barcelona team on a visit to the Camp del Club Esportiu Europa in Gracia

My husband and two children in the field of Europe

A young President Laporta at the award ceremony for the Gold Medal for my 50 years as a member

Already during the early 1960s we began to experiment with the manufacture of gas lighters and parts of them made of plastic, not just metal. The first of them, the Jutson J-8 model, was a combination of metal on the outside and plastic on the inside, since the gas tank was made of this material. The plastic tank was replaceable with a new one as soon as the contents were exhausted. Another quality was its transparency, which made it possible to see the level of the gas inside and also the tube of the stone was accessible, so once it was worn out, a new one could be inserted. The client returned the empty gas tank and a new one filled with butane gas was provided. We were laying the foundations for what would be the future of the lighters that would arrive later, such as the Clipper by Flamagas/Flamasats by the Puigs, which were not yet manufactured in our sector and which, when they began later, would plagiarize numerous of our Invention Patents, as I will explain later.

Jutson J-8 lighter with internal gas tank, made of plastic material

Gas Tank Refills for Jutson J-8 Lighter and Stone Refills

On the other hand, we also started the manufacture of tabletop lighters with our own metal and rechargeable gas machine and also renewable stone. Numerous different finishes and bases and shapes were created. They were the Jutson J-20 and Jutson J-37 models that were very successful at that time. Offices and living rooms used this type of practical and elegant lighter. This type of tabletop lighter was also copied by Flamagas/Flamasats.