Included in this group are some of the finest & rarest stanhope collectibles. There are several varieties of match safes or vestas as well as the occasional snuffbox. Next come cigarette & cheroot holders, often with nude pictures. The pipes alone are a world by themselves. They vary from carved wooden Indian heads containing a stanhope of Niagara Falls in the nose to take apart bottle pipes, Swiss Chamoix  horn pipes & Meerschaum pipes. The Meerschaums are some of the most exquisitely worked. One particular example is a carving of a cavalry officer mounting his steed. Detail shows his sword, epaulettes, blanket & saddle. The Dagron stanhope is of the Italian Army. Last but not least are the cigarette lighters which are quite rare.  Of the few specimens available, most are nickel plated brass with the stanhope in the stem of the striking element.

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