DOT, 1945 Brass Trench Art (Removable) Dorcel Lighter, Monogrammed JPA on Reverse catechism Maine last weekend--pulled out just

Maine last weekend--pulled out just as I was leaving

) and would venture to guess this was indeed a self-portrait

but one could back it with black paper

3 3/8" with mouth fully open

with a bit of warming to their dry wood surfaces

DOT, 1945 Brass Trench Art (Removable) Dorcel Lighter, Monogrammed JPA on Reverse catechism Maine last weekend--pulled out justI was drawn to the elusive and evocative DOT engraved in perfect trench art style on the face of this Dorcel lighter, 1945 on the flip lid just above it. There is what I take for a monogram on the other side, JPA. Maybe DOT was his sweetheart? Or stood for an event or location? Or Dept of Transportation?! Somehow the capital letters, with that O at the center, make me imagine the DOT as a shape, as in dot, line, circle, square, etc. 1 7 8" x 1 3 8" x