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Silver metal lighter with enamel image of USS Intrepid at sea and engraved name Tony
USS Intrepid Lighter
Silver metal lighter with enamel image of USS Intrepid at sea and engraved name Tony
Silver metal lighter with enamel image of USS Intrepid at sea and engraved name Tony

USS Intrepid Lighter

Object NameLighter
Association
Date1954–1962
PeriodCold War
Mediummetal, enamel
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. 00.2024.05
Object number00.2024.05
DescriptionLighter; Silver metal lighter with flip lid. On the face of the lighter is an engraved port side image of USS Intrepid at sea filled in with black enamel. Text engraved in red enamel below the image reads "USS Intrepid CVA-11." On the lid is a hand-engraved inscription that reads "Tony". On the top short edge of the lid is a hand-engraved image of a nude man and woman embracing. On the bottom of the lighter is a manufacturer's engraving with text that reads “Champ // U.S. Patent Austria".
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