Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful small cheroot case in 1917-dated Birmingham marked silver. This case was presented by Sopwith, the British aircraft company, for wartime services rendered. Sopwith was an incredibly prolific aviation manufacturer, especially...

ARTIFACT: This is a match box holder made for the bicentennial of George Washington's birth. Shortly before his death, composer John Philip Sousa wrote and orchestrated a march solely for the grand celebration. Washington, the first President of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 2011 presentation lighter given to Admiral Liu Kwang-Kai, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Service Forces, Republic of China. The lighter is by Fuji and has a nicely enameled medallion of a camel framed by wheat under the...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1970 Dodge Scat Pack promotional muscle car lighter by Park. The lighter shows an image of a racing bug wearing a helmet and racing goggles and has big muscle car tires and appears to be doing a 'burn out' with smoke details...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Japanese-made lighter for the United States Navy VA-216 ATKRON 216 attack squadron, also known as the "Black Diamonds". The front of the lighter bears a black and white enameled shield with assorted battle weapons...

ARTIFACT: 1960s Raytheon advertising lighter, from the period of the Raytheon Missile program in Vietnam. Factory-engraved. VINTAGE: Circa 1975. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height, 1-1/4" in width, and 7/16" in depth. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Cool, early 1960's Submarine USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) Portsmouth Navy Yard lighter, in excellent unfired condition. Commissioned in 1964, SSBN-636 was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. During the early 1970's the Nathanael Greene...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage early 1960's Volkswagen advertising lighter, made in Japan for Price Associates in Springfield, Massachusetts. The lighter features a brushed finish and a blue, enamel "VW" logo in the center. The underside of the...

ARTIFACT: Fantastic Snoopy and Red Baron novelty lighter from the Vietnam War. "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" was inspired by the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz, which featured a recurring storyline of Snoopy imagining himself in the role of...

ARTIFACT: 1950s A.J. HORNE INC. CHICAGO, ILL advertising lighter. Factory-engraved lighter by Park Lighter. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2 1/4" high, 1 1/2" wide, and 1/2" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass with red and...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1952 United States Air Force 21st Troop Carrier Squadron (Heavy) the "Bee Liners" Japanese-made cigarette lighter by Corona. The lighter features an enameled disc that shows a bumble bee carrying cargo and supplies and...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa mid-1950s advertising lighter for "Red" Crow's Auto Sales of Glendale, California. The lighter is a Ronson copy made by Firefly of Japan with a retractable windshield. The front of the lighter has a great old...