RARE "SUPERMAN SILENT FLAME TABLE LIGHTER BY DUNHILL."
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Winning Bid:
$1,227.05 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
6
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #215 - Part II
Item numbers 988 through 2613 in auction 215
Value Code:
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Item Description
Early 1940s battery-operated lighter has overall size of 3x3x4.5" tall. Bakelite plastic base w/attached solid plated cast metal Superman figure which itself is 3" tall. Complete w/the pull-out cylindrical flame unit. Battery box interior complete and clean however we were not able to get the lighter to work. Complete w/underside panel featuring company information. Tiny trace of wear/aging to Superman figure upon close inspection, but near full luster remains and lighter is Exc. overall. A rare Superman item marketed to adults. Franco Toscanini Collection.
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