"Lite-O-Matic" by Elgin American
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1994-03-10
- Description
Elgin American combination cigarette case and lighter called a "Lite-O-Matic". Typed on the back of the photo "3/10/94 News Pocket Lighter Collection, MBN Photo For Color or B & W Reproduction A combination cigarette case and lighter called a "Lite-O-Matic" manufactured in Elgin by Elgin American. A person could offer a cigarette from the case, snap it shut, activating the lighter then offer their friend a light." The date is probably a typo...
Photograph was scanned on an Epson Perfection V850 Pro, 150 dpi JPEG image in 24 bit color.
- Creator
MBN
- Contributing Institution
- Elgin History Museum; https://elginhistory.org
- Collection
- Elgin American Collection
- Location
- Illinois
Kane County
Elgin - Type
- image
- Rights
- The Elgin History Museum provides reproductions from its collections for personal or research use. Contact the Elgin History Museum for information concerning copyright restrictions applying to the use or reproduction of this photograph.
- Chicago citation style
- MBN. "Lite-O-Matic" by Elgin American. 1994-03-10. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll60/id/543. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- MBN, (1994-03-10) "Lite-O-Matic" by Elgin American. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll60/id/543
- MLA citation style
- MBN. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll60/id/543>.