Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray for the United States Navy's USS Seadragon SS-19Launched in 1939, the Seadragon had a nine year tenure with the Navy. The submarine was the first one to ever host an emergency appendectomy, and the ship inspired a Chicago...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ashtray made of salvaged, nickel plated brass from the United States Navy's USS Squalus SS-19The Squalus was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 14th, 1938 and sunk off Rye, NH on May 23, 1939 during a test...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray for the United States Navy's USS Sailfish SS-19This ship was originally the USS Squalus SS-192, launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 14th, 193The Squalus was sunk off Rye, NH during a test dive on May 23th,...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for the United States Navy's USS Plunger (SS-179). The Plunger was launched in 1936 and saw twenty years of service with the Navy. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 5-7/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray with a miniature model of the United States Navy USS Sculpin from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Sculpin was sunk in 1944, and tragically some of her surviving crew was plucked from the sea by the Japanese and transported to...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII Occupation Era WAC cigarette case with earlier WAAC enlisted hat badge affixed. The original owner, and apparently long time Army Veteran added the insignia to her Occupation Period cigarette case to show that she was in the Army back...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1961 Zippo Lighter with factory engraving for the First US Army. VINTAGE: Circa 1961. SIZE: The usual Regular Zippo size; about 1-1/2 in width by 2-1/4" in height by about 1/2" in depth. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa mid- to late 1950s United States Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Operations Directorate lighter made in Japan by Konwal. The lighter has a nice applied enamel shield insignia on one side. VINTAGE: Circa mid-late 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s United States Army Troop A, 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment lighter. The lighter was made in Japan by Vulcan Import Company. It has an applied enameled insignia on the front and reads "Troop "A" 3rd...

ARTIFACT: 1954, just post-Korean War 7th Infantry Division Postal Staff Lighter, Japanese-made by Wellington. The lighter displays the unofficial 7th Division Bayonet Charge Badge and above it reads: "APO-7" and below: "KOREA 1954". The reverse shows an...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare late 1950s United States Army MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Group) Vietnam lighter by Wellington. The MAAG was a designation for American military advisors sent to assist in the training of conventional armed forces of Third...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1951-1952 (Korean War era) United States Army 6th Medical Depot NCO open mess lighter by Firefly. Platoons from the 6th spread out from Pusan to serve in many areas above and below the 38th parallel. The lighter has a nice...