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Cigarette lighter in the form of the Empire State Building
Possibly by: Jules Buoy (French (active in the United States), 1872–1937)
Possibly manufactured by: Ferrobrandt (French, with American branch)
Possibly manufactured by: Ferrobrandt (French, with American branch)
about 1930
Object Place: Probably New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Nickle-plated and polished brass; clear plastic and electrical wiring
Dimensions
Overall: 41 × 12.9 × 12.9 cm (16 1/8 × 5 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1266
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
Marks
No marks
ProvenanceBy 1975, owned by Alan Moss Associates, New York and illustrated in "Deco 1925-35" presented by Rothman's; by 1990, owned by Fifty/50 (dealer), New York, New York; January 23, 1990, sold by Marck Isaacson of Fifty/50 to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)