Cases For The Gaslight Gadabout, Lighters For The Man Of Today

Cases for the Gaslight Gadabout, Lighters for the Man of Todaywith which the art of sparking is brought up to dateAround the turn of the century, mustachioed men-about-town were puffing on cigarillos, small cigars about the size of today's king-size cigarettes. They carried them in heavy silver or gold plated French enameled cases (like these from a private collection), embellished, by skilled French miniaturists, with the full-blown form of a famous actress or the inamorata of the moment. Origi...