Box, Cigar
Object
- Accession Number
- OBJ_0032161
- Classification
- container for Smoking & Tobacco
- Culture
- Canadian
- British
- Date
- 1922
- Materials and Techniques
- Wood, Iron, Ink
- Description
- Wooden cigar box for "Invincibles" by Benson & Hedges. On the outside of the box, there is a photograph/postcard of a church, which may or may not have been part of the original box, as well as a woodburned logo for the company. The top of the box also has "Flora" "1922" and "Marjorie" written on it in ink. Marjorie (Theriault) Specht was the owner of this box after her husband Edison Adolph Specht finished smoking the cigars.
On the side it says "Invincibles de B & H" and there is an iron latch just above it.
Inside the box is more logos and slogans, and minimal signs of wear.
This box was used to store recipes by Marjorie. - Description
- Wooden cigar box for "Invincibles" by Benson & Hedges. On the outside of the box, there is a photograph/postcard of a church, which may or may not have been part of the original box, as well as a woodburned logo for the company. The top of the box also has "Flora" "1922" and "Marjorie" written on it in ink. Marjorie (Theriault) Specht was the owner of this box after her husband Edison Adolph Specht finished smoking the cigars.
On the side it says "Invincibles de B & H" and there is an iron latch just above it.
Inside the box is more logos and slogans, and minimal signs of wear.
This box was used to store recipes by Marjorie. - History of Use
- Used by Marjorie (Theriault) Specht for storing recipes. Then given to their daughter-in-law Rachel Specht.
- Record Rights
- Digby House
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