Box, Tobacco

Name/Title

Box, Tobacco

Description

Wooden cigar box w/ paper hinged lid; top of lid reads "Compliments/of the/Season: Blue paper revenue band across top has picture of Henry Clay and indicated 25 cigars; remaining paper edging is green and gold with scroll details and reads : Compliments of the Season"; bottom bears ;union nade carpenters seal and factory code. Also notice of law requirement and reuse prohibitions. Inside lithograph is Buster Brown type character in golden suit and boots, red hat, scarf and belt; holding holly. Oval of raised dots around him also on back edge is red printed in gold Holidary Greeting. Marks: Lithograph on inside lid(design copyrighted 1906) Schmidt and Co., New York.

Collection

Daniel Henricks

Acquisition

Accession

1985.006

Source or Donor

Daniel Henricks

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Notes

Made: After 1910

Dimensions

Depth

1-3/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 25, 2001

Create Date

June 25, 2001

Update Date

November 8, 2024