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"Le Kaiser Cochon" is an figural pocket lighter patented in 1915, likely based on an earlier, Austrian design by Richard Kohn. Frequently mis-identified as trench art, these lighters were manufactured in Paris by G.A.Chrétien during the World War 1 era. Expressing anti-German sentiment during wartime, the official name of this model is unknown. "le kaiser cochon" (aka "the kaiser pig") is a given name by the authors. (EB & SR)