Lighter

2012.005.017

Creation Date
1916 – 1919
Materials

Dimensions

1 in. W x 2 in. L Item (Overall)

Cap: 1.25" l

Description
Brass lighter from WWI, used by Walter Isaacson. Lighter has emblems of the 90th Areo Squadron, a prop and a pair of dice. The prop is on the cap and the dice are on the body of the lighter. Cotton wick still visible. Some scratches and brass color starting to wear off, especially around where the cap fits. A long dark mark runs the length of the back of the lighter.

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