Gold cigarette case from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Elgin American, American
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Gold-colored metal cigarette case with floral design engraved on the front from Mae's Millinery Shop. One of the case's corners is more rounded than the others. Inside of the case has geometric brushed metal appearance. A metal piece that runs across the hinged edge and one other edge moves up and down to hold the cigarettes in place. The manufacturer's name is engraved on this piece. The case opens with a pressure clip.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.85.1
objectType: label: Type
content: cigarette cases
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 15/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in. (10 x 7.8 x 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 3 15/16 x 5 3/8 x 2 in. (10 x 13.7 x 5.1 cm)