Cigarette lighter silver colored, with brass medallion with two swimmers in waves with only heads and left arms visible;
Engraved on top of lighter: "Dolphin - Alcatraz Swim - 1964" (no name of winner)
On base: Penguin (brand name) No 111957 Japan.
Made/Created
Date made
1964
Notes
Cataloged 4/19/17 by Katie Maloney
Dimensions
Height
2-1/4 in
Width
1-1/2 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Notes
Tarnished, pitted; dings on edges and base.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Notes
Article by Christopher M. Kelly in Fall 1993 Log p. 6 mentions trinkets, including this lighter with a photo. Kelly notes irony smoking after a workout or in a Whitehall, etc. "The Penguin [lighter] gets Walt vote [for unusual choice of trinket]..."
