Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960 US Marine Corps Sasebo Japan lighter. The front shows Eagle, globe and anchor and reads Marine Barracks, Sasebo Japan, 185th Marine Corps Birthday 1775-1960. The reverse shows USMC Barracks at Sasebo Japan. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's...

ARTIFACT: This is an elegant cloisonne cigarette case made in Peking for one Michael Tschetter, a China Marine. Tschetter was in the Company A Detachment American Legation, which was in China from December 1929 to November 1940. The entire case has a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1958 United States Marine Corps HMR(L)-261 full-size lighter by Vulcan. Also known as the "Raging Bulls", the squadron flew H-34 Choctaws. The front of the lighter has an applied enameled bull insignia and the reverse is...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1954 7th Marines Staff NCO Club Korea factory engraved lighter with a factory applied 1st Marine Division enameled badge at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1954. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s French aviation cigarette case. One cover shows France in relation to its neighboring countries, and the other side shows France on her own with all of her largest communities labeled. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1966 Zippo lighter advertising Nopal Lines. VINTAGE: Circa 1966. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth; standard Zippo size. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass with green and yellow...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1969 date-coded Zippo lighter for the United States Navy oiler ship USS Neches (AO-47). The Neches was launched October 11, 1941 and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. She sailed to South Vietnam in 1968-1969 as part of WESTPAC...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1959 Zippo advertising lighter. I believe, but am not certain that this is a Zippo lighter bearing the logo of the Conoco Oil Company. Factory-engraved. VINTAGE: Circa 1959. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-1/4" in height and about...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory engraved Zippo for the Champion Company, showing their logo on front. At the top of the logo it says America's Favorite and at the bottom of the logo it says Spark Plugs. VINTAGE: 1952 SIZE: This is a full size Zippo: 2-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory engraved Zippo for the Clark Equipment Corporation showing their logo and one of their fork lifts. VINTAGE: 1973 SIZE: This is a full size Zippo: 2-1/4" H x 1-1/2" W x " D. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory engraved Zippo for Leadolene Klingfast. This type lighter was given to customers of the Brooks Oil Company Cleveland, Ohio. The Brooks Oil Company was founded in 1876 in Cleveland producing gasoline and lubricants. In the...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved Zippo advertising lighter for the General Motors Corporation's gasoline and diesel trucks. It shows the company's early logo on the front. VINTAGE: 1952 SIZE: This is a full size Zippo: 2-1/4" H x 1-1/2" W x " D...