Cartier, Shreve, Crump & Low

Extremely rare sterling silver cigarette lighter and dispenser made by Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston and retailed by Cartier.

• To operate, place cigarette in depository under top lid and pull down the side lever; cigarette is then dropped, lit and dispensed.
• Cigarette is lit by an internal bellows with a flame created with flint and lighter fluid.
• Design first patented in 1928.
• Other examples were retailed by Dunhill, but this is perhaps the only known example retailed by Cartier.
• Marked with Cartier stamp and reference numbers, and Shreve, Crump & Low maker's mark and registration number.