Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1930s advertising fan for Kool brand cigarettes featuring Willie the Kool Penguin. The fan also promotes the Tommy Dorsey Radio show. Tommy and his famous brother Jimmy had a band together but in 1935 Tommy went solo. The...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1880's bar room table match holder from the famous Russel House in Detroit, Michigan. The holder features the image of a royal eagle, wings spread, wearing a crown, and bearing a shield on its chest that shows the letters: "RH" entwined...

ARTIFACT: This is a great early “No Smoking” hanging bar sign with great graphics dating to 1945. The sign advertises Ron Rico rum, and shows a large, smoldering cigarette at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1945. SIZE: Approximately 10-7/8” in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool 1930s ashtray made from Opalex advertising Bass Pale Ale and Bass Stout. VINTAGE: Circa1930's SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in height and 5-5/16" square. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Opalex. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: "OPALEX...

ARTIFACT: Cool circa 1956 – 1958 Nike Ajax (MIM-3) Missile Vulcan lighter from Fort Bliss, Texas - Medium Altitude Missile Department. The lighter shows an enameled disc with longitude and latitude lines within the letter "A" – the...

ARTIFACT: Cool circa 1971 United States Navy VP-19 large brass ashtray made in Thailand during the unit's last Tour in Vietnam. The center shows a stylized eagle and the outer edge reads: "PATROL SQUADRON NINETEEN" in large, raised block...

ARTIFACT: Awesome 1950's cannon table lighter by Modern, Japan. The cannon is chrome-plated brass with a cast iron base that features two large rolling wheels. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's SIZE: Approximately 5-1/2" x 2-1/16" x 2-3/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a vintage early 50's Japan and Korea Cigarette Case. Depicted on this case is Japan's Mt. Fuji along with a dragon, a tiger, sakura blossoms, and maps of Japan and Korea along with major city names. When opened, there are springs on one...

ARTIFACT: This is a vintage1910-s-20's clay pipe in the shape of a negro head. This was sold by Wally Frank, a tobacconist, in the 1940's. This pipe has great detailing and comes in the original box with the original packing paper. A sticker on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a mid 1950's Memory of Okinawa Cigarette Case with a map of the Okinawa region on it. The case also has sakura blossoms as well as Japan's Mt. Fuji in the background. The location of the springs inside the case make it so that modern...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Made USS Searaven SS-196 ashtray. The USS Searaven was a high-scoring submarine, surviving 13 war patrols along with other duties of the vessel. The tray has indentations to hold 4 cigarettes at...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Made USS Trout SS-202 ashtray. The USS Trout was a high-scoring submarine, credited with sinking 12 ships. The vessel, however, was lost during her 11th war patrol. The tray has indentations to...