Featured Rather curious combo-is it a trench art lighter?

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  1. Vix

    Vix New Member

    FullSizeRender-compressed (1).jpg FullSizeRender(1)-compressed.jpg FullSizeRender-compressed.jpg FullSizeRender(2)-compressed.jpg Hello all,
    I recently picked this up-such an odd thing-I initially thought it was just an ugly weird candlestick and, since I by a lot of ugly weird stuff, I bought it. Upon doing some research I discovered that the top metal part looks much like a trench art lighter...I am left wondering which war? and wondering if it was stuck in the glass holder as a gift for a loved one or as a momento...has anyone seen anything like this before?
    It does spark but I can't get it to light. Sadly the soldering of the stem, where the flint is kept, has failed so that is wobbly. Would it be kerosene-soaked fluff inside?
    Any thoughts welcome!
    Many thanks
    Vix
     
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Welcome,

    Good photos.

    The lighter is probably from WWI and possibly Trench Art but the candle stick is a marriage in my opinion.
     
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  3. Vix

    Vix New Member

    Thanks. Yes, it was a curious thing to do-sort of works as an idea but doesn't really work visually.
     
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  4. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

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  5. Vix

    Vix New Member

    Yes, I'd seen some of his with a cloudy glass too. Lovely colouring.
    Thanks
     
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  6. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

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  7. Vix

    Vix New Member

    Oh wow! They are a thing! Thanks alot-I will dig deeper!
     
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Not even going to say what my first thought was when I saw it. Probably what some GI/Tommy thought when he first saw that lighter too.
     
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  9. Taupou

    Taupou Well-Known Member

    Me too, and I'm glad I wasn't the only one! ;)
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    a bell on a column...???:wideyed:
     
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  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Well, OK. If you say so.
     
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  12. Vix

    Vix New Member

    Haha, it certainly does have an interesting look!
     
    Vix, May 6, 2023
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  13. the blacksmith

    the blacksmith Well-Known Member

    'Fraid to say, I was of the same thoughts as Taupou and evelyb30!:shame:
     
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    you guys are funny........yer just seeing things......

    on the other hand...........this weather man will live in infamy ....:woot::eek::eek:

    [​IMG]
     
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  15. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    pfffffffft! That shape and causing problems. Typical male. It's circumcised too!
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ditto.:facepalm::muted::shame::playful:
    Sure.:D
     
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  17. the blacksmith

    the blacksmith Well-Known Member

    Great for an antique then..................20% off!

    :happy:
     
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  18. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    and still overpriced!
     
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