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- Airplane Table Lighter on a Music Box, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Airplane Table Lighter on a Music Box, circa 1930
- Cigarette Lighter, circa 1955 -
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Cigarette Lighter, circa 1955
- Patent Model of Match Safe, 1877 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- July 17, 1877
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Match Safe, 1877
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- Pres-A-Lite Cigarette Dispenser and Lighter, 1940-1960 -
- 1940-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Pres-A-Lite Cigarette Dispenser and Lighter, 1940-1960
- Century 21 Exposition Souvenir Lighter, 1962 - "Century 21" was the theme of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. This futuristic look at the world of tomorrow provided iconic symbols that found their way onto fair souvenirs and memorabilia. This cigarette lighter sports the fair's "Century 21" logo.
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Century 21 Exposition Souvenir Lighter, 1962
"Century 21" was the theme of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. This futuristic look at the world of tomorrow provided iconic symbols that found their way onto fair souvenirs and memorabilia. This cigarette lighter sports the fair's "Century 21" logo.
- Ritepoint Liter, Customized for the Fodero Dining Car Company, circa 1952 -
- circa 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Ritepoint Liter, Customized for the Fodero Dining Car Company, circa 1952