Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s USS Bon Homme Richard CVA 31 Carrier Ship lighter by Penguin. The ship is an aircraft carrier, US Naval Aviation and the ships logo is factory applied. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950s. SIZE: About 1-1/4 in width by 1-3/4" in height...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1959 Zippo USN ship lighter for the USS Saratoga CVA-60 in excellent, lightly used condition. The lighter shows an image of the carrier bearing the number: 60 with a US Naval wing in yellow detail above and below it reads: "U. S. S...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint and unfired circa mid-1950s United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Castor AKS-Launched May 20, 1939, the Castor was a general stores issue ship. After a 1956 typhoon, the Castor rescued eleven souls from the disabled...

ARTIFACT: Korean War era United States Navy ashtray by Korea Ironstone. The ashtray reads: US NAVAL ADVISORY GROUP COMMISSIONED OFFICERS MESS CHINHAE KOREA". Originally a U.S. Naval Advisory Group in 1946, CFAC eventually evolved into the first Fleet...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1951 United States Navy VC-61 Pilot and Commanding Officer Louis L. Bangs personal lighter. Made in Japan by Wellington. Born in 1919, Bangs served from 1940 to 1964 on the USS Enterprise, USS Bennington, and USS Ticonderoga. Among...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful late 1940's - Korean War era United States Navy Mine Squadron Three Japanese-made fine porcelain, hand painted ashtray. The center shows an eagle perched atop a mine bearing the number "3" in gold detail. The outer edge of the ashtray...

ARTIFACT: This is a really dynamic bronze ashtray for United States Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3At center is a mythical-looking scene in relief of a boat with human arms, a scowl and bat wings ready to hurl some missiles. The ashtray is slightly...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1927 bronze USS Constitution ashtray made from reclaimed bronze from the ship. The center features an image of the ship in the center and along the top reads: "LAUNCHED 1797 1804 TRIPOLI 1812 GUERREIERE JAVA 1815 CYANE LEVANT" and...

ARTIFACT: This is a named ashtray from the Korean War era for the United States Navy's USS Wahoo (SS-565). The ashtray reads W.W. WINEBERG, ENG (SS), USN and LEADING ENGINEMAN around its edge, so Weinberg may have been the plank owner since the ashtray...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray from the Korean War era for the United States Navy's USS Sea Dog (SS-401). The Sea Dog was launched in 1944 and scrapped in 1973. VINTAGE: Circa Korean War. SIZE: Approximately 5-1/4" diameter and 13/16" thickness...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray for the United States Navy's USS Tench SS-417 with a bronzed appearance. Launched in 1944, the Tench had four kills and was placed in reserve during 194After a four year hiatus, she actively served in the Navy for another two...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray from World War II for the United States Navy's USS Searaven (SS-196). The Searaven was launched in 1939 and a nine year career with the Navy. The Searaven was selected for an atomic bomb test which it withstood and then was...