Lighter, cigarette
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1941
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0031.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- predom. brass; steel strike wheel; fabric wick
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.7 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 2.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945); stamped mark on base appears to indicate shell originally mfr'd. 1942; subsequently converted to cigarette lighter at unknown date later in war or possibly after
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
aircraft (or anti-aircraft) artillery shell converted to cigarette lighter as souvenir - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- stamped lettering on base reads: "S/L/42"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- brazen or copper; silver strike wheel; white wick
- Decoration
- none
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighter, cigarette, after 1941, Artifact no. 2007.0031, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0031.001/
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