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WHAT DO YOU CALL THE OBJECT? lighter BECAUSE: Lights - makes sparks - make flame - more dependable than the matches THE OBJECT REPRESENTS: family EXPLAIN WHY (BELIEF OR FEELING): Cause everyone in family can use one. Burning useful. Smoking - pleasure. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION - SHAPE: rectangular - clear on bottom, on top chrome, green plastic, stripe in middle, has letters on chrome, figure of baseball player in clear part. COLOR(S): green MATERIAL: plastic CULTURAL DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? HOW DID IT GET THERE? (Where did it come from) Store- any kind of store almost; from factory WHO DID IT BELONG TO? parents WHO MADE IT? "Scripto, Inc." "Made in USA" HOW WAS IT MADE? mad ethrough molds and fitting - machine made WHAT OTHER KINDS OF OBJECTS ARE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE OR USED WITH THIS ONE? matches instead, like butane lighters, lighter fluid to refill it, cigarrettes, cigars HOW IS THE OBJECT USED? Lift chrome top up, turn circular disk with finger (thumb) which emits spark which lights wick which is soaked in light fluid which keeps it going WHO USES THE OBJECT MOST OF THE TIME? WHERE WOULD YOU USUALLY FIND THE OBJECT? Put almost anyplace because compact. Very common but useful. IS IT BROKEN OR COMPLETE?--what is missing? Needs - oil; Everything there but disk doesn't turn right. Can be fixed easily. WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, THINK ABOUT IT--YOUR ATTITUDE: Very useful. Don't especially like it. Don't use it much - I use matches. Matches less expensive, don't have to keep filling with lighter fluid. VALUE: WHAT IS THE FUTURE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE OBJECT? Teach people how we used flame - how common fire was in household uses. WHY DID YOU SELECT IT? Shows how family uses fire. How whole family uses fire. How whole family can use it for different things. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THE OBJECT IS WORTH TODAY? $2.00 WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP THE OBJECT?

Used: student | St. Leo's | Piedmont Avenue neighborhood | Family | Smoking