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Title
L'Aiglon
lighter
Alternate Title
French
lighter
with
coin
seal
appliqué
Inscription Title
L'AIGLON
,
PARIS
,
CI
,
MINISTERE
DE
FINANCES
Publisher
[France]
:
[Producer
not
identified]
,
[between
1914
and
1918]
Physical Description
1 lighter : metal ; 7 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm
Summary
Lighter
is
made
of
slightly
discolored
silvery
metal
, with the
inscriptions
, "
L'AIGLON
" and "
PARIS
"
along
the
side
. There
is
a
seal
applied
near
the
bottom
of the
body
bearing
the
inscription
, "
MINISTERE
DE
FINANCES
"
around
what
appears
to be a
coin
with the
head
of an
unidentified
figure
. On
either
side
of this
coin
are the
letters
"
C
" and "
I
"
intertwined
.
Pushing
the
lever
removes
the
cover
from the
wick
,
while
simultaneously
turning
a
wheel
below
,
presumably
to
create
a
spark
. There are
small
holes
punched
in the
top
of the
lighter
around
the
wick
.
Notes
Title
by
cataloger
.
LC Subject Headings
Smoking paraphernalia.
Cigar lighters.
Eagles.
Coins, depicted.
Finance ministers, depicted.
Monograms, depicted.
Seals and labels (Philately), depicted.
Appliqué, depicted.
Punching (Metal-work), depicted.
Collectibles--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1914-1918--Collectibles.
France--History--20th century.
Paris (France)--History--20th century.
Time Period
World War I (1914-1918)
Personal Collection
WWI Hunter Collection
Call #
REALIA
02104
Item #
850412
OCLC number
945369293
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