- Manufactured by
- Starlite Co., Ltd., Japanese, founded 1936
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- metal and rhinestones
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A gold-toned metal cigarette lighter with a silver-toned front body with rhinestones in various colors and sizes. The text "Star-Lite / Automatic / Super Lighter / Japan" is engraved on the bottom.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Object number
- 2010.6.74
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




