Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is an Occupation Period souvenir ashtray for the United States Army 32nd Field Artillery Battalion. The ashtray has a scalloped rim and reads SOUVENIR OF BAVARIA. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1940s. SIZE: 11/16" height and 5-1/2" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s locally German-made cigarette case for the United States Constabulary, a force made up of a few armored and cavalry divisions to keep the peace in post-War Germany. The case is made of painted white metal with a large...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Korean Occupation (or possibly Korean War) period United States Army "PX" lighter decorated in-country with a beautiful paua shell inlay. The front displays the original owner's initials and a terrific dragon and the reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a great glass cigar ashtray from the United States Army 533rd Ordnance Company with an infantry badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" high and 5-1/8" wide and 3-5/16" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a great glass cigar ashtray from the United States Army Company "C" 359th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" high and 5" wide and 3-5/16" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a cylindrical match safe with a built-in compass made of Bakelite. The compass end and the longer end can be twisted apart to reveal the match compartment. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 3-1/8" length and 1-3/16" diameter (at...

ARTIFACT: Interesting small United States Army "GI" lighter grouping of Jewish soldier Henry Satenstein. This grouping includes a Ronson lighter that shows the initials: "HS" and the year 1944 and is engraved: "GUADALCANAL 42 - 43" with lovely...