SP, I keep forgetting to ask - inyour collection of trench art do you have any lighters or ciggie cases. Apart from the war, my other interest is in smoking memorabilia, though I mainly collect zippos. But the trench lighters I have seen are often ingenious.
SP, I keep forgetting to ask - inyour collection of trench art do you have any lighters or ciggie cases. Apart from the war, my other interest is in smoking memorabilia, though I mainly collect zippos. But the trench lighters I have seen are often ingenious.
I've always been keen on the myriad of Zippos the USN makes for ships etc. Would be good to collect if I didn't have a book and old truck fetish!
Expensive business, Andy. My zippos are almost all Camel cig brand. With a total of about 600 different types produced over 40+ years, I've got a long way to go. And they are almost impossible to buy outside America & Germany. But not a bad nest-egg - should recover about £2000 just for my little lot. The military ones are nice, especially the Vietnam era ones.
I only ever got the one Zippo...and I don't smoke. It is a silver and "ivory" USS Arkansas CGN-41. Got the fuel for it around somewhere...actually, the lighter is around somewhere too!
Oh yes? So you hear the ding of a zippo in one hear, and the misses saying "come to bed lover boy" in the other - still your favourite sound? :becky:
Sorry for delayed reply, got the dreaded cold, and spent all day at "The Flower of Scotland" meeting at the FRC. I have one Trench Art Lighter, with R.E Button on top, also from WW1 I have my Great Grandfathers Lucifer, and from WW2 my grandad's Lighter, it has his name on the front G.T Petts. I will add pic's asap. My hubby has Zippo's. Mainly Confederate Flags, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels,
Hi SP, I hope you feel better soon. Pictures would be great, whenever you get a chance. Spidge, humph, there's always someone who has more :cry_smile:
No I bet you have more than hubby, he collects anything Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird. Most died in plane crash in the 70's.
Watched ConAir last night (Nicholas Cage) in which one of the famous quotes is: Steve Buscemi: Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash. whilst Sweet Home Alabama is playing on their stereo
It's a great way to relax - mindless violence that requires no input from the viewer. Love it. However, SP has now got me searching youtube for Lynard Skynard videos to download. Thanks SP, I was about to go back to my books :cry_smile:
