Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era Penguin lighter for the United States Navy USS Saratoga (CVA-60). The front of the lighter has a nice enameled coat of arms for the ship reading INVICTUS GALLUS GLADIATOR. VINTAGE: Circa Korean War...

ARTIFACT: This is a Charco Sporty full-size risqué novelty lighter from the Korean War era. The front of the lighter shows a woman exclaiming OH! With a much shorter man next to her saying AH! The reverse of the lighter shows the same duo form behind and...

ARTIFACT: This is a fantastic circa 1930s Maersk Steamship Lines ash tray advertising their "Far East Service". Maersk is a Danish shipping company that still operates today and is easily identified by its cheery bright blue and white star logo...

ARTIFACT: This is a great aviator or aviatrix cigarette box with insignia from the 1930s. The top of the box shows a painted propeller with P246 52 engraved on it (possibly a pilot number). Covering the rest of the lid are attached insignia, including...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1971 factory-engraved Zippo lighter for the United States Coast Guard cutter Munro (WHEC-724). The lighter is from the same year that the boat was commissioned, so it is probable that it originally belonged to the plank owner...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved slim Zippo lighter made for the Clark Construction Equipment Corporation showing their logo on front along with a large crane. VINTAGE: 1977 SIZE: This is a slim Zippo lighter: 2-1/4 H x 1-3/16" W x 3/8" D...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint, unfired circa 1968 Zippo lighter with a Fraternal Order of Eagles medallion. The Order was set up in Seattle in 1898, originally named the "Order of Good Things". VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint, unfired circa 1968 Zippo lighter with a Loyal Order of the Moose medallion. VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2" width and 1/2" thickness. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 Zippo lighter with a factory-engraved advertisement for United States Steel Coal Chemicals. The lighter has a chromed steel case and insert. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 Zippo lighter with factory-engraved initials (MEM) on its front. The lighter has a chromed steel case and insert with a nickel lever. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2" width and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1946 Zippo lighter in nickel with a circa 1954 badge affixed to it for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Patrol Squadron 3 (JMSDF VP-3) from Atsugi. This lighter is rare and has an interesting history. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a set of three great United States Marine Corps sweetheart pieces which each bear an eagle, globe and anchor. Two of the items are wooden cigarette holders and one is a calendar fashioned from the trunk of a native Australian tree, the...