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ARTIFACT: Great 1920's vintage painted cast iron elephant mechanical cigarette dispenser, Type IV without base or tray. The elephant, trunk raised in a walking stride, features a hinged-lid as the base of the seat and the interior of the seat is the...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 Roycroft Arts & Crafts hammered copper industrial cigarette ashtray, nicely maker marked. The lovely ashtray is square and has a shaped rest for a cigarette. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 2 ¾" x 2...

ARTIFACT: This is a Spanish-American War era celluloid pin showing the Cuban flag. The pin was given out as part of tobacco promotion, and was made by Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. VINTAGE: Circa 1898 (Spanish American War era)...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty Spanish-American War era patriotic clay pipe in the form of Uncle Sam's head. The pipe has not been used. The pipe is entirely white save for a red and blue stripe around Uncle Sam's hat and black paint to denote his eyeballs...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1890's Grinnell Sprinklers advertising cigar ashtray with match holder. The center of the ashtray features an actual sprinkler patented in 1889! The edges of the ashtray read: "GRINNELL COMPANY INC FOUNDED 1850". The...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 small Chinese "red pill" opium pipe. This example has a bamboo stem and brass bowl with beautiful blue glass mouth piece made to resemble jasper. This type of pipe was often used to smoke 'hong wan' or 'red pills' – a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 advertising pin for Hassan Cigarettes. Hassan was a Turkish-blend brand absorbed by the American Tobacco Company. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag, and features the artwork of R. L. Goldberg. There were a slew of these...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful Victorian era meerschaum pipe in its original velvet-lined case. The bowl of the pipe is carved into the likeness of man's best friend, in this case either a bulldog, pug or a Boston Terrier. He has glass eyes and a great...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1915 Amackassin Club Yonkers, New York, sterling cigarette case awarded for Men's Double Tennis Tournament. The beautifully embellished front shows the entwined initials: "EHH" surrounded by scrolls and floral details. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful small cheroot case in 1917-dated Birmingham marked silver. This case was presented by Sopwith, the British aircraft company, for wartime services rendered. Sopwith was an incredibly prolific aviation manufacturer, especially...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful late 1940's Maine State licensed Ski School Instructor badge in original box by Balfour. The shield shaped enameled badge reads "SKI INSTRUCTOR" along the top within red enamel, the center of the shield depicts an image of...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa 1920s tube of "Gold Star" ski wax from Northland Ski Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. The tube has a great graphic on the front of a man downhill skiing and still contains its original wax. VINTAGE: Circa...