Cigarette lighter in the form of the Empire State Building
Jules Buoy
(French (active in the United States), 1872–1937)
Ferrobrandt
(French, with American branch)
about 1930
Object PlaceProbably New York, New York
Medium/TechniqueNickle-plated and polished brass; clear plastic and electrical wiring
DimensionsOverall: 41 × 12.9 × 12.9 cm (16 1/8 × 5 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1266
On View
On viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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)
