This very rare German art deco smoker’s companion in the form of an airplane was designed ca. 1930 for J.A. Henckels, Solingen, Germany. The airplane includes a hinged compartment in the center for cigars, two removable cigarette cases as wings, a set of four ashtrays behind the match safe with striker that is the cockpit. The propeller is spring loaded as a cigar clipper which drops the cutting into the wheel carriage. It is stamped “Germany”. The airplane 9 ¾” long, 5” high and the wing span is 10 ½”.





