Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1877 dated certificate given by the IRS to George W. MacNeil of Loudon, New Hampshire so that he could lawfully sell manufactured tobacco. There would have been a "stub for special tax stamp" area at the far left of this...

ARTIFACT: This is an early Vietnam War era Marksman lighter for the United States Navy USS Shelton destroyer (DD-790), a ship named for an Ensign Shelton who died in the Battle of Midway. The front of the lighter has a brightly enameled ship's crest...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s WARRIOR CONSTRUCTORS advertising lighter. It is factory-engraved by Park Light. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" high, 1-1/2" wide and 1/2" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a mid-1960s advertising lighter for Northeast Airlines. The lighter is by Park and has a white and yellow enameled NE logo. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1960s. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" height and 1-3/16" in width and 3/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s mint, unfired small-size lighter for the United States Navy Command Cruiser USS Northhampton (CC-1). The front of the lighter bears a boldly enameled ship's crest. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 2" height...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s mint, unfired full-size lighter for the United States Navy Command Cruiser USS Northhampton (CC-1). The front of the lighter bears a boldly enameled ship's crest. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty circa 1960s Crest Craft lighter for the United States Air National Guard NCO Academy. The front of the lighter has the school's crest with various symbols, among which is a minuteman. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Penguin lighter for the United States Air Force Western Test Range at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The front of the lighter has a blue and white enameled emblem and the reverse a small engraved map of the Atoll...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s presentation lighter by Prince for the United States Navy's Admiral Frederick J. Becton, Commander of the Mine Force Pacific Fleet. The reverse of the lighter has a great enameled blue flag with two silver stars...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint 1950s boxed set of "his and hers" lighters by Vulcan with dolphin engravings and an enameled medallion for the USS Albacore on each. The Albacore was commissioned in 1953 as a test sub and can now be seen at Albacore Park in...