Classic example of a silver plate bottle that is not
a retail cigar box. Most are engraved “Cigars” and
were originally sold in men’s stores, department
stores and tobacconists for a few dollars.
The top pulls off to reveal matches. The base
unscrews to become an ashtray. These were popular
during the last quarter of the 1800’s and still obtainable
during the first few decades of the 1900’s.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Terranova.
Items not in the NCM collection.