Cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Continental Briar Pipe Company, American, founded 1936
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A gold tipped, Pura-Smoke cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway. The cylindrical holder is primarily constructed from black plastic and features a wide, gold tone metallic tip near the holder end. Both the body and the holder tip are smooth. The black plastic body tapers to a narrower mouthpiece with a small circular opening. Stamped on the base of the tip is text that reads [PURA – SMOKE PAT. PEND.].
place: label: Place made
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III 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 of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.22
objectType: label: Type
content: cigarette holders (personal equipment)
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: plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3/8 × 3/8 × 4 in. (1 × 1 × 10.2 cm)