Wooden cigar box from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: El Producto Cigars, American, founded 1916
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A rectangular wooden cigar box with hinged lid. Text reading "EL PRODUCTO / QUEENS" is carved into the front side and the top of the lid, then filled in with black ink. Above the text is a medallion of a man in profile. Below the text is a lyre. The inside bottom of the box is lined with cloth.
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: 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: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.6.72
objectType: label: Type
content: cigar boxes
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, ink and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17.1 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm)