Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great early to mid-1960s presentation lighter for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The lighter is a Zippo-type made by Zeus...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1953 US Air Force Zippo Lighter Korean War. Factory applied US Air Force winged prop logo.. VINTAGE: Circa 1953. SIZE: The usual Regular Zippo size; about 1-1/2 in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1953 (Korean War period) Chance Vought Aircraft presentation Zippo lighter. VINTAGE: Circa 1953. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth (standard Zippo size). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

ARTIFACT: Great early 1950's United States Air Force 94th Fighter Squadron lighter with squadron insignia in enamel and F-86 jet fighter engraving made by Wellington in Japan. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's SIZE: 2 3/16" x 1 7/16" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unfired circa mid-1960s promotional lighter for the Vought Corsair II (A-7) aircraft. The A-7 was a light attack aircraft that made its debut in 196It was flown by the US Air Force and the US Navy. The lighter was made by Roland...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Army Air Forces C-1 survival vest waterproof match safe with integral compass in brown Bakelite. The piece is by Taylor and would be great for display with your C-1 survival vest (compass does not...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Wright Field Airbase copper ashtray from World War II. Now the location of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field was originally built during World War I and named for aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I engraved "trench art" match safe and dog tags originally belonging to a 95th Aero Squadron member, Thomas C. Rice. The match safe reads "Thomas C. Rice 95th Aero Squadron AEF-France" on one side; the other side has...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s match safe by Marble's of Gladstone, Michigan. The safe is cylindrical with a waterproof design and textured striking surfaces on both sides. To open, twist the body of the safe clockwise, like a lipstick case, keeping the...

ARTIFACT: This is a cigar/cigarette ashtray from the Coral Island Hotel in Bermuda. The hotel was formerly the Frascati and was later torn down to make way for condominiums. The ashtray is from the 1950s and is made by Bauscher Weiden. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a Frank Jones Ale advertising pipe holder from the 1890s. Frank Jones was an iconic figure, businessman and politico in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th century New Hampshire. The holder reads COMPLIMENTS OF FRANK JONES...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and near mint advertising match safe for Hanley's Peerless Ale of the James Hanley Brewery Company of Providence, Rhode Island. This safe dates form the pre-Prohibition era (circa 1904) and is maker marked. It is in...