2003.44.7

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c. 1970-1985
2.125 in HIGH x 1.5 in WIDE x .375 in DEEP
(5.40 cm HIGH x 3.81 cm WIDE x .95 cm DEEP)
Gift of Barbara Cohen
2003.44.7

"What's Going On? California and the Vietnam Era" Exhibition at the Great Hall, August 28, 2004-February 28, 2005.





Zippo cigarette lighter, made of metal with a flint and wick mechanism. On the front of the body it is stamped with a peace sign with the word "peace" under it. On the cover in the front is stamped "Phan Thiet 67-68." On the back it says "Is a year shortened as a day? Then I'll go home soon." It is stamped at the bottom with the registered mark "Zippo, Bradford, PA. Pat 2517191." This lighter was purchased in Vietnam as a soldier's lighter, but it may not be authentic from the 60's era, as many were embellished for the tourist trade.

Used: Vietnam | Soldier

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