Collector & NoirShutter
I was just cataloguing a silver cigarette lighter from 1928 that came with a handwritten note from a veteran of the Great War, and I couldn't help but think how your lens might capture the quiet drama of such an object—any thoughts on how a simple lighter can be a silent witness to history?
It sits in the corner, a single ember against a thousand unseen shadows, a pulse that never speaks but echoes the wars that came before.
It’s like a quiet sentinel in that dim corner, a small flame that keeps the stories of those front lines alive—just thinking about the hands that must have carried it, the secrets it has kept.
A lone ember in a dark corner, its glow a stubborn whisper against the hush of forgotten trenches, a reminder that even the quietest flame can carry the weight of a thousand unsaid names.
It’s like a tiny lighthouse in the mud of history, quietly keeping the names of those trench‑bound soldiers alive in its ember—makes me want to dig up more stories hidden in the dust.