ITEM IS VINTAGE IN NICE CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME MINOR SCRATCHES TO THE LUSTER OF THE FINISH THAT MAY NOT SHOW UP WELL IN THE PHOTOS. THE LIGHTER HAS "GAS" PRINTED ON IT. THE FLINT WORKS WELL BUT I HAVE NOT ADDED FUEL TO IT TO TEST IF IT LIGHTS.
THE ROUND REST THAT HOLDS THE LIGHTER WINDS UP THE MUSIC BOX. WHEN YOU LIFT THE WOOD LID THE MUSIC BOX STARTS TO PLAY AND STOPS WHEN YOU CLOSE IT. IT PLAYS A TUNE THAT SOUNDS JAPANESE BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE TITLE.HAS A SMALL ASHTRAY SECTION THAT IS REMOVABLE. IT IS ABOUT 13 3/4" LONG X 6 1/2" DEEP. IT IS ABOUT 3 1/2 TALL NOT MEASURING THE LIGHTER. IT IS ABOUT 4 1/4 TALL IF YOU MEASURE TO THE TOP OF THE LIGHTER WHEN IT IS ON ITS BASE IN THE CENTER.
THE LIGHTER TURNS COUNTER CLOCKWISE AS THE MUSIC PLAYS. ONE OF THE BOTTOM LEGS HAS A SMALL CHIP IN THE LACQUER THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO SHOWING THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT. IT DOES NOT SIT PERFECTLY FLAT AS THERE IS A SLIGHT ROCKING ON ONE CORNER IF YOU PRESS ON IT. ITEM WEIGHS ABOUT 2 POUNDS.
HINGES ON THE LID ARE IN NICE CONDITION. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THE NAME OF THE SONG AS IT IS A PEACEFUL MELODY. THE ASH TRAY PAN IS METAL, POSSIBLY TIN. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS CLOSELY, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO GET SOMETHING YOU WON'T ENJOY. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. WE WORK DURING THE DAY SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL EVENING. The item "VTG BLACK WOOD LACQUER MUSIC BOX CIGARETTE HOLDER LIGHTER ASHTRAY WIND-UP JAPAN" is in sale since Thursday, March 13, 2014. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Music Boxes\1940-1970". The seller is "justcleaninghouse" and is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This item can be shipped worldwide.