"Capitol Lighter" Table Lighter

Date Made: 1927 - 1931

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

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Credit Line: Gift of R. H. Kennedy

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.65.0082Catalog Number: 65.0082Accession Number: 256179

Object Name: lighterObject Type: CandleholdersOther Terms: Candleholder, Traveling; Lighter, Pocket; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: brass (fitment or lever mechnism material)copper-plated brass (container material)iron (springs, spark wheel material)ferrcerium (flint material)cotton (wick material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 11.7475 cm x 7.9375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7efb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_307715

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