Museum Collections
Luce Center
Store display
Object Number:
2002.1.3456
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
8 x 13 x 10 in.
Description:
A counter top store display with a cigar cutter, ashtray and oil or kerosene lantern. A tall oil resevoir with an adjustable wick and support for a glass chimney is attached to a wide base with two ashtray like receptacles at the front separated by an embossed woman in a ruffled skirt under a protruding arm in the center in which a cigar tip is placed and the entire arm is pressed down clipping the tip off the cigar. A sign under the lantern is engraved and highlighted in red and yellow paint "Don Rosa Cigar/ Cuban Hand Made/ Barnes, Smith & Co./ Makers".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.