Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Catalogue

Lot 86: A Collection of Vintage Smoking Accessories and Travel Souvenirs

This auction ended on June 11, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £6

A mixed group of mid-20th century smoking-related items and travel memorabilia. The collection features a silver-toned Ronson Gas lighter presented in its original hard-shell case with a velvet-lined interior and the RONSON GAS logo printed on the inner lid. Accompanying this is a smaller pocket lighter with a matte black body, featuring an incised four-pointed star motif and a circular atomic-style emblem on the silver-toned lid. A metal sleeve for Swan Vestas matches is included, bearing the brand name and The Smoker’s Match slogan. Also present is a lithographed Player’s Navy Cut Cigarettes tin with the traditional sailor-in-lifebuoy graphic, which contains an embossed black leather-style storage pouch. A souvenir tin depicting a colour scene of Niagara Falls contains various small items, including a Skylon Tower matchbook, a small souvenir spoon with a pictorial Niagara Falls bowl, an acrylic Vancouver Canada keychain fob, and an assortment of loose Canadian and British coinage. A cylindrical decorative object featuring bullfighting imagery and the text ESPAÑA is also included.