Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette lighter
Object Number:
INV.7555
Date:
ca. 1918
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 6.7 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
relief: on both sides of lighter: "GOTT MIT UNS"
stamped: on metal plate attached to base of lighter: "FINANCES(?) / MUNSTER"
typewritten: on paper found with object: "LIGHTER - Cigarette / Brought from France by Major Leroy H. Byam, / 51 Edgecliff Terr
Description:
Brass cigarette lighter said to have been made from German Army uniform insignia; circular form with "GOTT MIT UNS" in relief above a crown on either side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beecher Ogden, 1944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
