Joseph Adama's lighter

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Joseph Adama's lighter
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Last Appearance or Mention	Sine Qua Non
Prop Type	Personal effect
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Joseph Adama's lighter is a prop first introduced in Season 1's "The Hand of God".

Series relevance

It is introduced in act [TBD] of "The Hand of God", during a scene between Commander William Adama and his son, Lee "Apollo" Adama, Commander Adama gives him this lighter. He explains that his father, Joseph Adama, brought it to court cases as a good luck charm. According to Adama, whenever his father failed to bring it with him, he lost the court case.

Adama gives the lighter to Lee as a good luck charm before leading a mission to take an asteroid where Cylons mine tylium.

Lee later uses this lighter to light his cigar after successfully leading the mission after being met by Kara "Starbuck" Thrace.

A picture of Lee Adama and Kara Thrace on the hangar deck is later seen in Season 4's "Six of One" during Lee Adama's send-off party in the officer's mess. Admiral Adama looks at the picture as his son, Lee, drinks shots of ambrosia.

In a conversation with Romo Lampkin in "Sine Qua Non", Adama mentions having given Lee this lighter as a good luck charm.

Origins

The prop itself has been identified by Future-Past Parts as being a No. 100 Chrome, Regens Lighter.^[1]

The United States patent for this product was filed on March 30, 1931 and issued on Feburary 7, 1933.^[2]

References

1. ↑ Future-Past Parts - Joseph's Lighter. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
2. ↑ United States Patent 1896140. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.