Vntg c1930s Frank M Whiting Sterling Silver&Glass Ashtray/Table Lighter w/ Cap for Sale

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Vntg c1930s Frank M Whiting Sterling Silver&Glass Ashtray/Table Lighter w/ Cap For Sale

Vintage c1930s Frank M Whiting Sterling Silver&Glass Ashtray/Table Lighter w/ Cap (E6.7)

Stamped: (Outer Edge Rim - Lighter) FRANK M WHITING STERLING PAT. PENDING
Manufactured: Owosso, Michigan U.S.A.
Sterling Plain Rim with Raised Beading around the inside edge of both Table Lighter and Ashtray
HyGlo Lighter
Condition: very Good- Light Scratching/Dings - Flint Wheel/Sparks/Ignites - (Tested with Fluid) - see photos
Dimensions: Approximate (Table Lighter- 2-1/2\" height x 2-1/4\" diameter) (Ashtray 3.4\" height x 3-5/8\" diameter)
The Hy Glo & Frank M. Whiting lighter was first manufactured in 1931. Hy Glo Products Co. Owosso, Michigan U.S.A. provided only the small sterling wick lighter insert marked:Hy Glo MADE IN U.S.A.Hy Glo went out of the lighter business in 1949 due to a fire that destroyed the whole factory complex.
The lighter was also sold with amatching ashtray(used also as a coaster) andcigarette urn. Every item of this set was made fromglass(not crystal glass) andsilver sterling(925). They all have a sterling plain rim with raised beading around the inside edge and marked Frank M. Whiting. The glass base of the lighter is not marked though it has an indented star bottom.
Please review all photos, as they are part of the description. (Reflections in photos).