Rectangular cigarette box and match box with two compartments

Made:
1911 in London

Rectangular cigarette box and match box with two compartments, made of green marbled casein with silver mounts and hinges, match box has shagreen lighter, knob-shaped handles are decorated with circular sectioned silver and mounted on silver supports, the silver mounts are dated 1911 and were made by Child and Child, London

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1979-624/224
Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 85 mm
height 45 mm
type:
box - container
credit:
Jesse, J

Parts

Cigarette box and matchbox of green marbled casein

Cigarette box and matchbox of green marbled casein

Rectangular cigarette box and matchbox of green marbled casein, matchbox has shagreen lighter. Made by Child and Child, London, 1911.

Object Number:
1979-624/224/1
type:
cigarette box
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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