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What is a cigarette box called?

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What is a cigarette box called?
A cigarette box is called a cigarette case. Its purpose is to keep cigarettes readily accessible while protecting them from moisture and breakage. Today, people also use cigarette cases to store personal belongings like keys, credit cards and business cards. Shop a collection of vintage cigarette cases on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
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English Mid-Century Silver Cigarette Box
Located in New York, NY
English Mid-Century (1940s) sterling silver rectangular (cigarette) box with fluted etched design
Category

Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Accordion Cigarette Box, 1950s
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century accordion cigarette box, France, 1950's. Noble woods & bakelite. Measures: height: 5.3
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Bakelite, Wood

Cigarette box, unusual opens on both sides
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Cigarette box, unusual - opens on both sides Unsure of maker or age. Likely Mid Century. No breaks
Category

Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

French Art Deco Suitcase Cigarette Box, 1930s
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Suitcase. Wood and chrome metal. Measures: For
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Chrome

Burl Wood Cigarette Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Burl wood cigarette box. Does not hold regular cigarettes. Chip in burl as seen in image 8.
Category

Vintage 1940s Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Burl

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