Ashtrays, Pipes & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray from World War II for the United States Navy's USS Searaven (SS-196). The Searaven was launched in 1939 and a nine year career with the Navy. The Searaven was selected for an atomic bomb test which it withstood and then was...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray for the United States Navy's USS Seadragon SS-19Launched in 1939, the Seadragon had a nine year tenure with the Navy. The submarine was the first one to ever host an emergency appendectomy, and the ship inspired a Chicago...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ashtray made of salvaged, nickel plated brass from the United States Navy's USS Squalus SS-19The Squalus was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 14th, 1938 and sunk off Rye, NH on May 23, 1939 during a test...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray for the United States Navy's USS Sailfish SS-19This ship was originally the USS Squalus SS-192, launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 14th, 193The Squalus was sunk off Rye, NH during a test dive on May 23th,...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for the United States Navy's USS Plunger (SS-179). The Plunger was launched in 1936 and saw twenty years of service with the Navy. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 5-7/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is an ashtray with a miniature model of the United States Navy USS Sculpin from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Sculpin was sunk in 1944, and tragically some of her surviving crew was plucked from the sea by the Japanese and transported to...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII Occupation Era WAC cigarette case with earlier WAAC enlisted hat badge affixed. The original owner, and apparently long time Army Veteran added the insignia to her Occupation Period cigarette case to show that she was in the Army back...

ARTIFACT: This is an Occupation Period souvenir ashtray for the United States Army 32nd Field Artillery Battalion. The ashtray has a scalloped rim and reads SOUVENIR OF BAVARIA. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1940s. SIZE: 11/16" height and 5-1/2" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s locally German-made cigarette case for the United States Constabulary, a force made up of a few armored and cavalry divisions to keep the peace in post-War Germany. The case is made of painted white metal with a large...

ARTIFACT: This is a great glass cigar ashtray from the United States Army 533rd Ordnance Company with an infantry badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" high and 5-1/8" wide and 3-5/16" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a great glass cigar ashtray from the United States Army Company "C" 359th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" high and 5" wide and 3-5/16" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a cylindrical match safe with a built-in compass made of Bakelite. The compass end and the longer end can be twisted apart to reveal the match compartment. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 3-1/8" length and 1-3/16" diameter (at...