Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0184
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0184
- Description
- A rectangular gold metal cigarette case with a commercial photograph of a woman in a nurse's uniform inside the lid. The case is plain on the outside, and has a textured bottom inside. The inside of the case also has a hinged filigreed bracket for holding the cigarettes in place.
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- Title
- Cigarette Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 7.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular gold metal cigarette case with a commercial photograph of a woman in a nurse's uniform inside the lid. The case is plain on the outside, and has a textured bottom inside. The inside of the case also has a hinged filigreed bracket for holding the cigarettes in place.
- Subject
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0184
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Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0187
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0187
- Description
- A wooden cigarette case with a sliding lid. The lid is fitted into grooves on top of the case. The case has drilled holes, under the lid opening, to hold individual cigarettes. One side of the case has a decal banner that reads “Souvenir of Pasadena, Calif.”. The bottom of the case is marked wi…
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- Title
- Cigarette Case
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden cigarette case with a sliding lid. The lid is fitted into grooves on top of the case. The case has drilled holes, under the lid opening, to hold individual cigarettes. One side of the case has a decal banner that reads “Souvenir of Pasadena, Calif.”. The bottom of the case is marked with “Made in Japan”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0187
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potentially offensive content.
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