Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Rothco lighter for the United States Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia. The front of the lighter has an enameled crest and reads HONOR GRADUATE beneath. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s cigarette lighter for the Matson Lines S.S. Lurline. Established in 1926 with the purchase of Oceanic Steamship Company, Matson ran routes all over the Pacific. The Lurline first sailed for the steamship company in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa Korean War full-size Japanese-made lighter for the United States Air Force Security Service 15th Radio Squadron Mobile. The front of the lighter has a medallion featuring a lightning bug riding a winged thunderbolt.Courtesy of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 World War II United States Army armored car/tank figural table lighter. To strike the lighter, push down or pull back on the antennae. Because of the lighter's age, one must pull up on antennae while closing lighter lid to...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful World War II cigarette PX (post exchange) lighter. It was personalized by a soldier with the United States Army 9th Coast Artillery Harbor Defenses of Boston, who engraved it with the initials RHL within a diamond, a dog,...

ARTIFACT: Great Deco 1930's – 1940's Lido Eclydo lighter with working 17-jewel Veris watch. The blue and black painted chrome features a plate with the initials: "J. C. R." and a time-piece that shows: "VERIS" with a separate dial to read seconds;...

ARTIFACT: Discovered recently in New Hampshire, this great Ronson "GI" lighter from World War II originally belonged to American Red Cross (ARC) nurse Anne Poteat. The lighter has Anne's full name scratch engraved on one side and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Army "PX" GI service lighter by Dunhill. The lighter is painted brown and has a slim striking surface on either side near the main cylinder. Lighters such as these were nicknamed...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II "issue" lighter by Park, customized, plated and engraved for United States Navy officers stationed in Italy during 1944 and 194This lighter is named to N. Cacavas. The front has an engraved tropical scene and the reverse...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII GI Lighter in wartime aluminum with black krackle paint by Matawan Lighter Co. Inc., New York, NY. The insert reads: "WINDY" along the top near the flame cage and the side reads: "MATAWAN LIGHTER CO. INC. NEW YORK, N. Y. MADE IN U. S...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare sterling silver "Windproof Foxhole" lighter with its original directions by Dunhill of London. The lighter is activated by pulling up on the ball to expose a bit of the cloth wick and then rotating the wheel downward...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II "Wartime Model" Ronson lighter with its original box, obviously carried by a GI during the war. It is especially rare that he happened to save the box with the "Wartime Model" label, as well as the care booklet, a...