Lot 132:
Mid-Century Ashtrays and Advertising Lighters
Description
C-22016
Lot includes three decorative ashtrays, five complete and two partial lighters with a Zippo-style lid, and a Dixon, Illinois advertising matchbook. Includes advertising lighters for Lee-Wayne Company of Elmhurst, Illinois.
Items show varying surface wear, scratches, tarnish, oxidation, discoloration, residue, and finish loss consistent with age and use. Turtle appears to have been broken then repaired, the brass ashtray has patina, and glass advertising ashtray has substantial pigment loss. Lighters contain no lighter fluid, not all have flints, and all are untested for operation.
Brass Ashtray: 9.5" x 9.5" x 0.75" H
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