3 Great WWII US Marine Corps Sweetheart Pieces from Australia: Two Cigarette Holders and Cal
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3 Great WWII US Marine Corps Sweetheart Pieces from Australia: Two Cigarette Holders and Cal

Code: hfsw20003n


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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WE ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE!!!... We are OUT OF THE OFFICE for the NEXT TEN 10 DAYS, From Monday 10/18/21 until Wednesday 10/27/21 09/24, WITH LITTLE OR NO SHIPPING CAPABILITIES until our Return to THE OFFICE From our Travels to the Police Collectors National in St. Charles Missouri on Thursday October 28th.

Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection, BUT Please Note that we will be OUT OF THE OFFICE, from Monday 10/18/21 through Wednesday 10/27/21, and We will be UNABLE TO SHIP, until our return the Office on Thursday 10/28/21, at which time we will resume NORMAL SHIPPING CAPABILITIES. But, during our time away, we will be happy to accept any orders and get the ordered artifacts marked as SOLD right away.
Thank you, Ron & Kana


ARTIFACT: This is a set of three great United States Marine Corps sweetheart pieces which each bear an eagle, globe and anchor. Two of the items are wooden cigarette holders and one is a calendar fashioned from the trunk of a native Australian tree, the mulga. One holder has painted lettering reading AUSTRALIA JIMMIE 1943 and a sliding cover that reveals cylindrical holes for cigarettes. The other holder, which also has sliding parts, is engraved with the word SMOKES and has a brass engraved plate in the shape of Australia bearing the name SALLY. The calendar has removable plastic tabs for the month, date and day of the week and reads GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA 1943.

VINTAGE: Circa World War II.

SIZE: Items are of various sizes with none being more than 4-3/8" in height or 6-7/8" in width.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Polyurethaned wood, plated brass insignia, plastic details.

ATTACHMENT: N/A.

MARKINGS: Label on bottom of calendar reads AUSTRALIAN MULGA SOUTHERN SERIES.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a United States Marine Corps collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MDEX95 LCJJX7/10 SBHJX4/17

CONDITION: 8+ (Excellent): All items are in very nice shape with very little wear evident.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.