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Pistol grip lighter with brass and steel fittings, wood handle. Purchased at William K. Mackay Co. Bosworth St., Boston, MA, February 28, 1925 for $15.00.
steels (firearm components)
wood (plant material)
brass (alloy)
steels (firearm components)
iron (metal)
Container, Fuel
Tinderbox
Tinderbox
"I. Savige / Hampton" (Stamped)
1299.71
B38
Savige, John (Manufacturer)
Wolverhampton, England
3 3/4 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust
2015.62.71
Wolverhampton (West Midlands, England, United Kingdom) [unitary authority]
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