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LOT 2467
US Forces 'Sweetheart' Lighter and Cigarette Case
1939-1945 A.D.
4 in. (97 grams, 10.2 cm).
Combined cigarette case and lighter with engraved initials 'MLB' on a rectangular panel; release buttons to each side; flint wheel demounted and stowed inside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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