A curious find...

[Goldstein]

I am sure that our forum expert can explain exactly what it is, what it was used for and who made it when and where!












Size: 10,5 cm

[Qrt.S]

A minor problem, there is no assaying mark on this lighter....strange! What might that mean? Anyway, made in Riga in Latvia by Ivans Masalskis (IM) 1883-1889.

[Goldstein]

The correct name:

Iwan Massalskij

[Qrt.S]

Yes in Cyrillic and Russian, but mine is how the name is written in Latvian. They use mostly Latin letters.