Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese-made full-size risque' novelty lighter by TOKYO from the Korean War era. The front of the lighter reads KOREA on top and YOU AND YOUR DAMN MIDNIGHT SNACKS! at bottom, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s Rolf "Trench-style" cigarette lighter. This "AUTOMATIC STORM PROOF" lighter was made in Austria and is marked with a patent number. The lighter is complete and in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1958 183rd Anniversary of Marine Corps Commemorative Lighter from Sasebo Japan. The front shows a USMC Eagle, Globe and Anchor, with writing 183rd Anniversary US Marine Corps. It...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 /...

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...

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...

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...