A long leather pouch with long leather fringe along the bottom edge. The opening is shaped and beaded around the edge. The bottom third of the bag is beaded with a light blue background and a diagonal design in red, and a blue with orange design at the top and bottom. Horizontal lines of beads (…
A long leather pouch with long leather fringe along the bottom edge. The opening is shaped and beaded around the edge. The bottom third of the bag is beaded with a light blue background and a diagonal design in red, and a blue with orange design at the top and bottom. Horizontal lines of beads (interrupted after every third bead) form the design on the back of pouch.
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.
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.
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…
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”.
Four hand-carved soapstone cigarette holders:a) A very short (4.0 long x1.2cm diameter on the end) cigarette holder with a round mouthpiece;b) A short cigarette holder (5.7 long x 0.60cm diameter on the end) with a round mouthpiece and two indented lines for decoration; c) A short, white alabaster…
Four hand-carved soapstone cigarette holders:a) A very short (4.0 long x1.2cm diameter on the end) cigarette holder with a round mouthpiece;b) A short cigarette holder (5.7 long x 0.60cm diameter on the end) with a round mouthpiece and two indented lines for decoration; c) A short, white alabaster (5.4 long x1.5cm diameter on the end) cigarette holder with a round mouthpiece; d) A longer, wider, cigarette holder (6.3 long x1.8cm diameter on the end) most likely for a cigarello. It has a large round mouthpiece and two indented lines for decoration.
A rectangular yellow “Millbank Straight Cut” cigarette tin with lid. The tin has black lettering and a border design, with a red stripe in the centre with “100 CIGARETTES 100.” A torn paper excise stamp is attached to the front right corner. The base bears a warning concerning the use of tin, an…
A rectangular yellow “Millbank Straight Cut” cigarette tin with lid. The tin has black lettering and a border design, with a red stripe in the centre with “100 CIGARETTES 100.” A torn paper excise stamp is attached to the front right corner. The base bears a warning concerning the use of tin, and there is illegible, faded handwriting on the lid.
Red “Rothman's Pall Mall” cigarette tin with a hinged lid. The tin lid has gold borders along the edges, black and white lettering, and a picture of two men in frock coats standing before a tall column. There is advertising copy inside the tin.
Red “Rothman's Pall Mall” cigarette tin with a hinged lid. The tin lid has gold borders along the edges, black and white lettering, and a picture of two men in frock coats standing before a tall column. There is advertising copy inside the tin.
A “Capt Wright's” cigarette tin with a hinged lid that is white with a gold border along the edges. The lid has black lettering, and a blue U.S. excise stamp. The inside surface of the lid bears an advertising image and a distributor's label “A thinker's choice, S.S. Pierce Co. Boston” and the ba…
A “Capt Wright's” cigarette tin with a hinged lid that is white with a gold border along the edges. The lid has black lettering, and a blue U.S. excise stamp. The inside surface of the lid bears an advertising image and a distributor's label “A thinker's choice, S.S. Pierce Co. Boston” and the base has a warning regarding the use of tin. The tin is filled with original cigarettes wrapped with silver foil lining.
A tall silver coloured opium pipe complete with tweezers and brush. The main body is two cylinders 6.5 cm high 3.3 cm dia. with two smaller cylinders between them, decorated with birds, flowers and grasses. One of the bigger cylinders has a flip up lid, the other is the base for a long pipe 34.5…
A tall silver coloured opium pipe complete with tweezers and brush. The main body is two cylinders 6.5 cm high 3.3 cm dia. with two smaller cylinders between them, decorated with birds, flowers and grasses. One of the bigger cylinders has a flip up lid, the other is the base for a long pipe 34.5 cm high. It has another cylinder protruding out from the base beside the long pipe, a heavy open rod 12.5 cm long fits into it. Tweezers are 13.0 cm long. The brush has a 13.5 cm long metal handle. There is another open ended cylinder which fits into one of the small cylinders on the base. The tweezers and the brush stand in these. A long silk string has a fancy flat knot from which hang two small glass painted balls then the tassels bound tightly with wire. A metal hook is tied onto the string as well, it hooks on to the top of the pipe. Inscriptions on the outside of the pipe have been translated as “Long Good Luck”, and the inside says “Made in Hong Kong”.