Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 Evans lighter with a factory-applied insignia for the United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which existed from 1915 until 1958.NACA became NASA in 1958. VINTAGE: Circa 1945. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Great WWI era French Trench lighter in the form of a bullet. The lighter features a nice nickel tax stamp plaque along the bottom and is marked "SOUVENIR DE FRANCE" on the bottom. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: Approximately 3" in height x 3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Late 1950's – early 1960's Eastern Steamship Lines S.S. Ariadne shipboard cufflink tray. Eastern Steamship Co. was established in 1901 by Charles Wyman Morse through the merge and consolidation of three shipping companies that controlled a...

ARTIFACT: Great, 1950's Matson Lines souvenir cigarette lighter from the Steamship Matsonia. The public shipping company was established in the late 1880's with initial routes to the Hawaiian Islands. The steamship was instrumental in the growth of...

ARTIFACT: Great, 1950's Matson Lines souvenir cigarette lighter from the Steamship Lurline. The public shipping company was established in the late 1880's with initial routes to the Hawaiian Islands. The steamship was instrumental in the growth of...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1910's – 1920's match safe from the Alfred Holt Shipping Lines / Blue Funnel Line Ship TSS Ascanius. The silver-plated nickel safe shows an enameled flag in blue, white, and yellow detail with the letters: "AH" in the center...

ARTIFACT: Great 1950's Frank's Riders Harley Davidson pin-up matchbook from Portsmouth, NH. Some of the original matches remain intact, unstruck and the matchbook reads: THE HOME OF FRANK'S RIDERS 121 MAPLEWOOD AVE. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. Tel. Geneva 6-3704 –...

ARTIFACT: This is a classic Harley Davidson ashtray from the 1957 Gypsy Tour in Laconia, New Hampshire, the home of "Bike Week" since 192Gypsy Tours officially began in 1917 under the Federation of American Motorcyclists, and were fun outings...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful and scarce 1952 AMA (American Motorcycle Association) Gypsy Tour participant award ashtray made of SAFEX glass. The center of the octagonal ashtray shows the AMA emblem in red and below reads: "GYPSY TOUR 1952" and the...

ARTIFACT: Vietnam Era lighter by ATCO featuring the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro Insignia and dated: "3/15/72". The lighter features the etched names of a young couple "DEBI + LENNY" and the classic early 70's sentiment: "LOVE IS NEVER HAVING...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1959 78th Rifle Company United States Marine Corps Reserve, factory-engraved Zippo lighter named to Bob Hummer. The lighter features a brushed finish and reads: "BOB HUMMER 78th RIFLE CO. USMCR" with a nicely detailed,...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved slim Zippo lighter made for the North American Van Lines Trucking Corporation. VINTAGE: 1971 SIZE: This is a slim Zippo lighter: 2-1/4" H x 1-3/16 W x 3/8 D. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated steel with...