Page 577 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht
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One  of  the  more  unusual  items  of
                                                                           Chinese Export Silver - a Zippo lighter
                                                                           that  has  been  bespoke  customised  by
                                                                           Pao Cheng “VMF218 The Hellions” for
                                                                           one of the Corsairs that flew in China in
                                                                           1946. The Astronaut John Glenn was in
                                                                           the same squadron!

                                                                           An otherwise mundane pin tray [below]
                                                                           made  in  the  Tsingtao  workshop  is
                                                                           rendered into a small masterpiece.
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