A wonderfully unusual early 20th-century oak cigarette dispenser. The dispenser has a curved drum-form cover, decorative beaded edging, brass fittings and an amber-coloured Bakelite push button.
The hinged cover opens to reveal the internal storage compartment, which would have been filled with loose cigarettes. A characterful example of Art Deco smoking-related design, ideal for a collection of vintage tobacciana, a desk display or an atmospheric bar interior.
There is general wear consistent with age and use, including scratches, rubbing, darkening and minor marks to the oak, tarnishing to the metal fittings and a small split at one side of the curved cover. Please study the photographs carefully for condition. The dispensing mechanism should only be described as working if it has been tested with cigarettes.
Measures approximately 12 × 11.5 × 13.5 cm / 4.7 × 4.5 × 5.3 inches.
The hinged cover opens to reveal the internal storage compartment, which would have been filled with loose cigarettes. A characterful example of Art Deco smoking-related design, ideal for a collection of vintage tobacciana, a desk display or an atmospheric bar interior.
There is general wear consistent with age and use, including scratches, rubbing, darkening and minor marks to the oak, tarnishing to the metal fittings and a small split at one side of the curved cover. Please study the photographs carefully for condition. The dispensing mechanism should only be described as working if it has been tested with cigarettes.
Measures approximately 12 × 11.5 × 13.5 cm / 4.7 × 4.5 × 5.3 inches.