One of the benefits of digging around is that sometimes you find neat stuff… like antique cigarette lighters. This old Auer Champion turned up in the garden out back:

It came up pretty rough, but a soak and a scrub (using Jen’s toothbrush for the tricky bits) left it looking a little better. Couldn’t have been buried that long, as it isn’t very rusty. Couldn’t have been made all that long ago either, as it has JAPAN engraved in the bottom. Early 70s, late 60s, maybe. Art Deco.

Anyhow, back to the garden; cucumbers are waiting.