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My husband recently found this little gem at a secondhand store. When I was doing research as to what the age could be, I became stumped. Since you guys seem to be the experts on this stuff, I thought I'd toss this one out for you.
I read http://owlbridge.com/gorham_marks.shtml and http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html and only came to the conclusion that since it doesn't have a date, it must have been made before 1868. But they didn't make holloware until 1850, so it seems odd that it doesn't have the normal cartouche, or say Gorham & such-n-such. Did they produce anything like this in the 1900s, after they stopped the date marks?
Also, any clue as to what this lighter would have screwed into would be great. I saw a candlesnuffer with a built in lighter, but it looked different.
Thanks in advance for your interest and help!





The actual lighter drop-in piece seems to be a newer replacement. Feel free to use the mark picture for your online identification guide, since you don't have one like that.

Hi,
Your item would fall into the "sterling novelties" category rather than "holloware", and would generally not carry a date mark. The trademark it carries would date to the mid to late 20th century.

Regards, Tom

Thanks for the info. A little disapointed, but undaunted in the search for something really fantastic. Still curious as to what this would have screwed into.... Any ideas? If not, thanks for your help, anyway!

The object you have is a table cigarette lighter. It has threads on the bottom to facilitate its' being threaded into a sterling candlestick base on a formal dining table.