DOT, 1945 Brass Trench Art (Removable) Dorcel Lighter, Monogrammed JPA on Reverse catechism with a bit of warming

with a bit of warming to their dry wood surfaces

and nice aging to the paint

and there are tiny holes running along along the edges for hanging

In original frame: 3 7/8" x 3 7/16

DOT, 1945 Brass Trench Art (Removable) Dorcel Lighter, Monogrammed JPA on Reverse catechism with a bit of warmingI 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