DOT, 1945 Brass Trench Art (Removable) Dorcel Lighter, Monogrammed JPA on Reverse catechism ) and would venture to

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

or nearly so

which included drawings

3 3/8" with mouth fully open

making for little surprises

DOT, 1945 Brass Trench Art (Removable) Dorcel Lighter, Monogrammed JPA on Reverse catechism ) and would venture toI 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