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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Ship's Wheel Cigarette Lighter
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Ship's Wheel Cigarette Lighter

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.423
Object Type Lighter
Maker
Dateca. 1940s
Mediummetal (iron alloy, copper alloy), silver plate
Dimensionsoverall H 5 1/8 in x W 3 1/8 in x D 3 in (13 cm x 7.9 cm x 7.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA cigarette lighter in the form of a ship's wheel. The lighter is made of copper and iron alloys with silver plating on the exterior surfaces and black paint on the underside of the base and the top closure. The flint and fuel refill ports are identified on the underside. Also marked on the underside of the base: Marine - Lighter / Flint / Fuel / Made in U.S.A.
Historical NoteFDR kept this cigarette lighter on his Oval Office desk. It is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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