Lighter from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Starlite Co., Ltd., Japanese, founded 1936
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: 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.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.6.74
objectType: label: Type
content: lighters (fire-making equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and rhinestones
label: Dimensions
content: 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)