Silver cigarette lighter, flint fueled with flip lid. Front depicted with engraving of male-female entwined/ Back engraved with place, date and poem. "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for I am the evilest son of a bitch in the valley"cigarette lighter, vietnam, vung tau, brenton

Silver Zippo Cigarette Lighter with Helicopter engraved on frontBack 3787640 Pre N.R. Harris/A Cox 2 RAR EX.A. Coy 6 RAR/Aust Forc Vietnam 1967, Helicoptercigarette lighter, australian forces vietnam, cox, coy, harris

Found at Camp 13 POW site post war by Wartime guardMetal cigarette lighter, no stopper in base. No igniter on the top.cigarette lighter, camp 13

Used by member of the Simmenauer familyCigarette Lighter 1950s, silver coloured. Cylindrical section attached to square section.Mini Fox Made in Australia PATENTpersonal effects, smoking accessories

Thought to have been made in WW1, possibly on the Western Front.Brass cigarette lighter. Probably made in WW1 from a French Lebel Bullet.3/11. IART.DI. IVW MI

Cigarette Lighter , World war two vintage?, Hand made Trench art from military weaponry. 20mm in diameter. Anti tank?? Ammunition Note: Could be French Cigarette Lighter donated by Mrs D. Winspear on 18/08/1977

Silver cigarette lighter issued to Sapper G.W. Skidmore, No. 39570 when he enlisted in 1968.1945 D...Dcigarette lighter, gordon skidmore

Issued to some district officers. Not used in ambulances. These telephones did not have good reception. Source Chas Martin AHSV curatorBlack vinyl carry case with handle. Contains black telephone and cigarette lighter charging point.MOTOROLA PH.11

Robert JACKSON VX36296 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 5.7.1940 aged 39 years. Taken POW in Malaya. Discharged from the Army on 12.12.1945. Born in Eaglehawk.Cigarette lighter, metal, round, silver, has push knob on top to open, lighter at side to ignite.On rear: “VX36296 S R JACKSON POW BURMA”accessory, lighter, cigarette, pow

Fabricated French art made from found military components,Example of use of found material relating conflict.A brass/bronze hexagon cigarette lighter made from brass nut with bronze medallions inserted either side.Side A - L' Angelos painting (1859) Side B - Coin (?) Frenchexample of french art

A Match King (USA) striker-style cigarette lighter etched with tennis player design. Materials: Silver/Metal, Plastic, Cottontennis

Made by Italian POW's at camp in Murchison, Victoria.Metal cigarette lighter with filling hole at bottom with metal stopper. Mounted in an octagonal wooden case with felt rimmed bottom. Decorative item.personal effects, smoking accessories, metalcraft, wood work

Ian Charles Teague (Major) served with AATTV 1964 -1965 and 1st Special Air Service 1970.Silver flip-top metal zippo cigarette lighter. Personalized by Ian Teague with his name and with blue and yellow Airborne insignia on front. Capt I.C. Teague/ Airborne insignia. AATTVzippo lighter, capt i.c. teague, aattv, australian army training team vietnam (aattv)

Item in the collection re J.C.W. LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details. Item classed as Trench art. Cigarette lighter made from brass cartridge case with 1/4 Gulden Dutch coin 1941 on base & a 1/10 Gulden coin on the side. personal effects - smoking accessories, lighter, cigarette.

Cigarette Lighter, Marked "Witkowitz" factory located Moeava, Austria. (est. 1828). Possibly made for post tourist market to fund post war finance.miscellaneous, ww1, general

Cigarette lighters with personalised engraving were extremely popular with servicemen in Vietnam and carry a range of messages.Silver zippo lighter re Service In Vietnam. Personalized with engraving.Front of lighter - Danang Vietnam 1968 - Air Borne, back of lighter "If you think sex is exciting try incoming"zippo lighter, airborne, sempel, cigarette lighter

Used in Vietnam 1968-9, by Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) Brian Leonard Start, a National Serviceman in 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers.Silver flip-top cigarette lighter. Has been personalised with the RAE emblem in gold on the front and engraving of serviceman's name, number and year on the back. Stored in original box.Front: R.A.E. VIETNAM, Back: 3791450/SRR START/'68-69r.a.e., bl start, "68-69, special reconnaissance regiment, 3791450, engineers, zippo, vietnam, cigarette lighter

Common cigarette lighter amongst Australian Servicemen; facilitated calming within stressful situations ie smoking eased stress and fatigue.This lighter will have memories of great significance and feeling with soldiers who had used it after very stressful situations - it would have served to facilitate relief and calmness when most needed including some giving emotional escape from immediate circumstances..Silver lighter with engravings: angel on front and text on back: Silver metal, rectangular shape; flip top.Front: Engraving of classic woman with bird in hand. Rear: Engraved text: Ba Ria Nui Dat 67-68; Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for I am the evilest son of a bitch in the valley"".vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch

A cigarette lighter made from a brass bullet casing and with a steel top. The lighter comes apart and holds matches and has a rough section attached to the outside of the bottom brass section to strike a match.cigarette-lighter-bullet-shape

Given to Reginald Chatfield O'LOUGHLIN (WWII Veteran). Believed to be a souvenir.Brass cigarette trench lighter in original black cardboard box. Cellophane front to allow viewing.Printed front bottom of box: : “WWI, Trench Lighter”memorabilia, lighter, cigarette

The Form states the Entitlement to War Gratuity for VX 132642 L W Davey who served in the AIF during WW2The Form W G 3 is an original and shows entitlements due to VX 132642 L W DaveyWhite colour Office Stationery W G 3 AMF Form Entitlement to War Gratuity Ronson Cigarette Lighter engraved L.W. Davey 4-12-47 1948 Clothing and Ration Card CHILD under 6 years at 1 January 1948Entitlement to War Gratuity for VX 132642 L W Daveyaif, ww2, gratuity, davey

This cigarette or pipe lighter was in use in the mid 1900's when the majority of users were men. Ladies did smoke but mainly not in "public" The activity was still regarded as a male activity. Middle to Upper "Class" of women nearly always had a gentleman "at hand" that would "light up" her cigarette. This was seen as a "social" activity only but later in the mid 1900's onward it was quite acceptable for both sexes to "smoke" at anytime.This type of lighter was male orientated due to the degree of lighting the flint with the horizontal movement required a strong thumb action across the lighting wheel. It is significant to rural areas such as the Kiewa Valley as the majority of men (especially during and after World War II) regarded smoking as a way to ease off the "tension" of hard work. The socio-economics of the Australian work place changed after the emancipation of women in the "workforce" after the World War II depleted the male workforce for the duration of the War and changed the Australian ethics of women in all aspects of both city and rural working "so called" male only occupations.This Polo Swift lift arm cigarette/pipe lighter has a chrome plated shell and is fueled by petrol. To operate this lighter you lift the "snuffer" arm exposing the wick, then scrape the flint wheel to create a spark from the adjacent flint(resting on the brass ignition wheel).At the bottom of the lift arm station "POLO". Each side of the lighter are "Art Deco line running from the top of the lighter to the bottom. Between these is a rectangular box with "diamond crossed lines"early hand lighters, smoking in the 1930's, cigarette lighter, tobacco, cigerettes, lighter

Donated by Cliff Marshall the brother of Clyde Marshal who was a RAAF Medical Orderly and served with 2 Squadron in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968.Australian servicemen on duty in Vietnam who smoked generally had Zippo Lighters. It was a smoking accessory that was widely known worldwide and made popular in Australia by returning veterans. Rectangular stainless steel liquid fuel cigarette lighter with flip up lid.Internally a pull out receptacle that contains cotton absorbent wad to soak up the liquid fuel, flint tube and wick. The exposed top half has the flint striker roller, exposed wick, flame shield and locking toggle.On flip up lid “CLYDE / MARSHALL” on reverse VIETNAM /67-68; on case [RAAF MEDICAL INSIGNIA]. On reverse side “map of South Vietnam and North Vietnam showing names of towns, Danang, Hue Quihon Nhatrang Camranh Phanrang, Saigon Hanoi, Haiphong, Haiman, and South Vietnam flag. The base in inscribed with manufacturers name and patent number "BRANDFORD PA/ZIPPO/PAT.2517191"zippo, cigarette lighter, smoking accessories

This cigarette or pipe lighter was in use in the mid 1900's when the majority of users were men. Ladies did smoke but mainly not in "public" The activity was still regarded as a male activity. Middle to Upper "Class" of women nearly always had a gentleman "at hand" that would "light up" her cigarette. This was seen as a "social" activity only but later in the mid 1900's onward it was quite acceptable for both sexes to "smoke" at anytime.This type of lighter was male orientated due to the degree of lighting the flint with the horizontal movement required a strong thumb action across the lighting wheel. It is significant to rural areas such as the Kiewa Valley as the majority of men (especially during and after World War II) regarded smoking as a way to ease off the "tension" of hard work. The socio-economics of the Australian work place changed after the emancipation of women in the "workforce" after the World War II depleted the male workforce for the duration of the War and changed the Australian ethics of women in all aspects of both city and rural working "so called" male only occupations.This Roller Beacon lift arm cigarette/pipe lighter has a chrome plated brass shell and is fueled by petrol. To operate this lighter you lift the "snuffer" arm(long roller lift arm) exposing the horizontal external flint tube, then scrape the flint wheel to create a spark (to light the wick) from the adjacent flint(resting on the brass ignition wheel).At the base to the left of the "filler" screw "PATENT No. 485037, 818155" underneath "REG. DES. N" on the filler screw "ROLLER REG" underneath "TRADE MARK". To the right of the "filler", "THE ROLLER BEACON MADE IN ENGLAND"early hand lighters, smoking in the 1930's, cigarette lighter, cigarette, tobacco

This was a gift to Mrs Irene Standfield during the 1950's and has had little useCigarette case, lighter and lipstick holder in original box. All pieces are in blue green enamel with gold coloured trim. Box is artificial brown leather and lined in cream satinRONSON By Appointment to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Suppliers of Electrical Shavers. Ronson Products Ltdpersonal effects, smoking accessories