Cigarette case — The Wunup, England, ca. 1935
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1935
Cigarette case in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number M.53-1984), made in England, dated ca. 1935. The museum's brief description reads: 'Wunup' cigarette case; brown Bakelite; Parker Pipe Co., England, about 1950s.
Museum description: Slightly oblong cigarette case of mottled brown Bakelite. It has a ribbed top which slides along a metal channel. As the top is pushed along, cigarettes pop up on individual springs mounted in the base of the case. The museum records it as Bakelite, steel, measuring Height 8.2 cm; Width 9 cm; Depth 1.3 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bakelite, phenolic, steel
- Dimensions
- Height 8.2 cm; Width 9 cm; Depth 1.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bakelite, steel
- Place recorded
- England
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- ' "THE WUNUP" '; 'MADE IN ENGLAND'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Cigarette case
- Museum object number
- M.53-1984
- Museum system number
- O383723
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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