Cigarette Box

About Cigarette Box

A silver cigarette box of oblong casket shaped form, bearing all-over engine-turned decoration and with applied husk patterned borders, the hinged cover incorporating a medallion inscribed with the Wokingham Coat of Arms, and all supported upon four plain bracket feet; the interior cedar lined including cedar bezel, and the underside of the cover with applied nameplate inscribed:

‘Presented by Cllr. Dr. P Piggott Mayor 1961 – 1963’.

Makers Mark: – J G LTD

Nameplate Hallmarked: – London 1965

Makers Mark: – R.P.

Wokingham Town Museum Unique Identifier: WTH0043

Citation: “Cigarette Box” – Wokingham’s Virtual Museum

  

Accessed July 4, 2024

Item Details

Collection:

Medium: Silver and Cedar

Creator: J G Ltd

Date: 1963

Format/Size: 19.6 x 8.5 x 11.4cm