Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great old 1920's-30's Cowboy Western Ashtray in the form of a Ten Gallon Hat spun and formed in copper. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's-30's SIZE: About 5-1/2" in diameter x 2" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Copper...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare early World War II 1942 barrel hinge military Zippo lighter carried by an ETO Combat Engineer. This was probably on the Beach of Normandy. It has three coins welded to it. This is a very scarce model with an incorrect patent...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War Era USS Greenfish SS-351 US Navy Submarine commemorative ashtray. It was made in Japan while the submarine patrolled from Yokosuka, Japan. The ashtray has some silver accents, with an emblem in the middle of the tray...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful 1930’s Philippine hand-carved wooden ashtray. This was made out of one single piece of wood and it depicts a traditional Moro, or Muslim, Filipino supporting the large wooden bowl on his back. VINTAGE: Circa 1930’s ...

ARTIFACT: This is a Dunhill pipe tamper/tool in stainless steel and black vulcanite plastic from the 1950s. The tool screws out of the vulcanite casing, which has a faux wood grain finish. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a Dunhill pipe tamper/tool in brass, stainless steel and black vulcanite from the 1950s. The tool screws out of the vulcanite casing, and comes in its original box. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Tool: approximately 3-1/8" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Deco glass ashtray from the 1940s advertising Hap Miller's Restaurant in York, Pennsylvania, just east of Route 30. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in height and 3-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a box of twenty-four individual books of Zig Zag brand cigarette rolling papers. They are "ashless, tasteless" and "easy to roll" according to the carton, and were made by Braunstein-Freres Inc, for the United States...

ARTIFACT: This is a vintage 1930s Turmac (Turkish-Macedonian) Tobacco Company cigarette tin. The fabulously earth-tone colored tin held 25 "orange" cigarettes, and carries an ornately framed message from the company on the inside lid...

ARTIFACT: This is a large and fantastic "Sultan's Head" hookah pipe bowl from the Victorian era. The head is carved of meerschaum and sits atop a brass receptacle from which four spigots protrude. The base is marble, with a topper of cork that...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1900 advertising cigar container for the Havana-American Company of New York City. This piece dates from the era of the second, short-lived incarnation of the company. The container has a heavy glass body and a nickel lid...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old cast iron tobacco cutter patented in 1875: the "Champion Knife Improved". The blade is housed in a semi-circular frame and attached to a lever. There are some faded painted details still gracing the tool...