Hand crafted, braided cigarette case.
Case – Military Tribunal 1945
Cigarette case with a two-piece plastic body. On one side with the shield of the International Military Tribunal of 1945 and on the other side with the insignia of «The Big Red One», the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, which was deployed as a security unit.
- Model:
Army
- Year:
1945
- Status:
in collection
Case – Jerrican
Handmade metal cigarette case in the exact shape of a U.S. Jerry Can gas tank with all details engraved and a spring mechanism to open the case by pressing a small button on the front.
U.S. Jerry Cans were made of steel and painted green during the Second World War. A large «G» for Gasoline was embossed on the top of both sides. Below the two crossed lines, the letters «U.S.A.» were stamped into the steel. On the opposite side, the letters «Q.M.C.» for Quarter Master Corps were stamped into the metal. It is estimated that around 21 million Allied gas cans were produced. They were used in all theaters of war, and the role they played in the Allied victory was acknowledged by President Roosevelt in November 1944 when he declared: «Without these cans it would have been impossible for our armies to have fought their way through France at that speed».
- Model:
Army
- Year:
1942 - 45
- Status:
in collection
Case – Twelve Coins
Hand crafted cigarette case with the owner's monogram «LBC» attached together with twelve coins: A British India Two Annas 1893 coin, a Belgian 5 Centimes 1910 coin, a German 10 Pfennig 1899 coin and a British India 1 Anna coin on the front, an Egyptian 1 Millieme coin, a German 1 Reichspfennig coin as a trophy of the U.S. G.I. who owned this lighter and fought against the Nazis, a British India 2 Annas 1918 coin and a Hong Kong Ten Cents 1893 coin on the reverse. An Egyptian 1846 (A.H. 1262) coin and a British Threepence coin on the left and a US Mercury Dime 10 Cent 1943 coin as well as a British Sixpence 1924 coin on the right.
- Model:
Private
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
Case – Hersbruck
Handmade metal cigarette case with hinged opening mechanism. «Hersbruck», «1945» and «Germany» are engraved on the front, below a plaque in the form of a coat of arms with the initials «AHA». A photo frame with the inscription «from Walt to Art» is attached to the back.
During World War II, Hersbruck was the location of a concentration camp, known as Hersbruck-Massivhaus. The camp was liberated by the 261st Infantry Regiment of the 65th Infantry Division in April 1945, and its existence serves as a somber reminder of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.
- Model:
Private
- Year:
1945
- Status:
in collection