Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Cigarette lighter belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
1930-1970
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This is a blue glass cigarette lighter. It consists of bright blue molded glass in a cylindrical shape. The top with the lighter plate is gold-colored metal. There is a gold metal colored rim around the top and the bottom edge. Along the narrow rim is a line of small, raised dots down the center.
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: A2022.13.1.45.3
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