Ashtrays, Pipes & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous period Napoleonic snuff box made of burl wood and tortoise shell. The box is a beautiful reddish-brown with a curved lip and the Napoleonic coat of arms in relief at its center. The interior is beautifully lined with tortoise...

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 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 nice little World War "V for Victory" celluloid pin from Rich Cigar Store of Portland, Oregon. Now known as simply Rich's, the company is still in business. The front of the pin spells out VICTORY in Morse code beneath the "V"...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II German anti-aircraft gun "trench art" ashtray made from an 88 cm FLAK anti-aircraft ammo shell. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 5-1/2" height, 6" width and 5" depth. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Imperial German cheroot (cigarette predecessor) case with a 1916 Iron Cross at its center. The words on the ring wreathed in oak leaves translate to STRENGTH AND MILIARY FORCE FOR RIGHT AND HONOR. The case is made of iron...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War II Battle of Britain donation ashtray. The ashtray reads: "NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW" Ð WINSTON CHURCHILL. It is also noted that the ashtray was: MADE FROM A ROLLS-ROYCE...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War ashtray for the United States Air Force Mosquito Squadron, or the 6147th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 5th Air Force. The ashtray's center shows a mosquito outfitted with radio equipment. VINTAGE: Circa Korean War...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Army Air Forces C-1 survival vest waterproof match safe with integral compass in brown Bakelite. The piece is by Taylor and would be great for display with your C-1 survival vest (compass does not...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Wright Field Airbase copper ashtray from World War II. Now the location of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field was originally built during World War I and named for aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I engraved "trench art" match safe and dog tags originally belonging to a 95th Aero Squadron member, Thomas C. Rice. The match safe reads "Thomas C. Rice 95th Aero Squadron AEF-France" on one side; the other side has...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s match safe by Marble's of Gladstone, Michigan. The safe is cylindrical with a waterproof design and textured striking surfaces on both sides. To open, twist the body of the safe clockwise, like a lipstick case, keeping the...