Pocket Lighter

Pocket Lighter

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Object Name
Lighter, Pocket
lighter
Object Type
Candleholders
Other Terms
Candleholder, Traveling; Lighter, Pocket; Fire Making Apparatus
date made
1925 - 1930
place made
United States
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
cloth (wrapping material)
iron (spark wheel material)
cotton (wick, wadding material)
Measurements
overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 3.81 cm x 4.445 cm
ID Number
DL.377835
catalog number
377835
accession number
136880
Credit Line
Gift of Myrtle Z. Hough
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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