Heading : Tunbridge ware cigar or cigarette box
Date : c1925
Period : George V
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Perspective cubes within geometric border to the cover. Side panels decorated with folaite banding. The inside of the cover has a Tunbridge Wells manufacturing company stamp. Has key and working lock
Size :  27x10cm base, 9cm height
Condition : Excellent - there is an area of wear to the far left corner (as one faces the escutcheon) - generally excellent. Working lock and key
Restoration : None
Weight : 552 grams

This appears in the Tunbridge Wells Manufacturing Company's catalogue - item number 127 - the catalogue states that it holds about two hundred cigarettes. Alternatively, the dividers can be lifted to store anything up to a nine inch cigar.

 

 

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