King Edward Cigar Box and Miscellaneous Items

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

King Edward Cigar Box and Miscellaneous Items

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.11

Description

A rectangular tan King Edward cigar box, with the branding on all sides of the box, and an illustration of King Edward on the inside flap. Stored inside of the box are 54 miscellaneous items, ranging from cuff links, to tie clips, to tongs, to a bullet casing, to Los Gatos pins, to several unidentified items.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Notes

It is difficult to date every item, but some have patent dates in the late 1800s, and some have dates in the mid 1960s.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Cigar

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Cigar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Containers for Smoking & Tobacco

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Length

5-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for the box only.

Material

Paper, Metal, Glass, Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

There is no documentation for this object, so it is impossible to know if the items inside were originally donated with the box, or were simply put in there later, or even if the items are associated with each other.