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Equipment - Lighter, c2014

  • Period metal cigarette lighter; engraving of bird and girl on one side and text on reverse side.

    Cigarette lighter, front.

  • Period metal cigarette lighter; engraving of bird and girl on one side and text on reverse side.

    Cigarette lighter, reverse.

  • Period cigarette lighter; engraving of girl and bird on one side with engraving of text on the other side.

    Cigarette lighter, front

  • Period metal cigarette lighter; engraving of bird and girl on one side and text on reverse side.
  • Period metal cigarette lighter; engraving of bird and girl on one side and text on reverse side.
  • Period cigarette lighter; engraving of girl and bird on one side with engraving of text on the other side.

Historical information

Common cigarette lighter amongst Australian Servicemen; facilitated calming within stressful situations ie smoking eased stress and fatigue.

Significance

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..

Physical description

Silver lighter with engravings: angel on front and text on back: Silver metal, rectangular shape; flip top.

Inscriptions & markings

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"".

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