Tunbridge Ware Cigar and Cigarette Box c1925

Description

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.