Cigarette box, c. 1930.

Made:
1931-1940 in England, West Yorkshire and Liversedge
maker:
Birkby's Limited
Rectangular cigarette box of imitiation walnut phenolic

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Rectangular cigarette box of imitiation walnut phenolic
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Rectangular cigarette box of imitiation walnut phenolic (Bakelite) and ivory phenol formaldehyde hinged lid, lid decorated with moulded horseman's spearing lion in Assyrian style, contains nineteen cigarettes, made by Birkby's Ltd., England, 1930's, under trade name "Elo Ware"

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1979-624/227
type:
cigarette boxes
credit:
Jesse, J