Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, late 1940's vintage Las Vegas El Cortez Hotel & Casino ashtray. Built in 1941, the El Cortez is one of the few casinos that have yet to change its exterior facade or signage, the ranch themed architecture has remained for more...