Abstract: A lighter for a candle and the like is provided with a coil at one end with the turns of increasing diameter near the center to form a chamber for wax which flows thereinto when heated by said coil. A wick is secured within the coil and is lit at the extending end to heat the turns thereof so that it can be inserted into the wax in a container which will immediately melt and flow into the chamber to supply the wax to the flame when the wick is lit.