Bakelite Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Art Deco machine age box designed by Otis-Elgin Craft. A fine and very rare original 1920s-1930s iconic Art Deco Machine Age combination of double cigarette smokers box and cased with a 360o movable black bakelite pen holder, from the modernist streamlined era of Industrial Design aesthetic. Carefully crafted by the Otis-Elgin Craft Company in solid chromed steel with black and burgundy lacquered enamels and black enameled zig-zag graphics at the eight corners, the chromium gleams and the hinged tops open to reveal cigarette compartments. The interior of the boxes are lined up with natural cedar wood. Very nice collectible item and a great addition to any Art Deco lover. Will look great in a desk and surely a conversation piece. Note: Made by Otis Manufacturing Company, working with Elgin American company, the subsidiary of Illinois Watch Case Company. So, really, this is an Otis (manufacturer) and Elgin Craft (trade name) box. Weight: 574.95 Grams, (1.27 Pounds). Measurements: 213.30 mm by 92.70 mm by 42 mm (8.4 x 3.65 x 1.65 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the logo and the maker's mark. Elgin American was an American brand known for producing watches, jewelry cigarette cases and compacts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Illinois Watchcases Company owned it. In 1901, the company abandoned the Elgin name due to trademark infringement claims made by the Elgin National Watch Co...

Vintge mid-20th century silver plate lidded tea caddy, trinket, or cigarette holder by Israel Freeman and Sons Ltd, featuring a lobed oval shap...

Aubock tobacco box, 1950s Made of aluminum, with a leather wrapp sleeve and a bakelite lid. Listed in the catalog "Arbeiten der Werkstätte Carl Aubö...

Wonderful original Art Deco black bakelite trinket/stash cigarette box made by Hickok and dates from the 1930s. Has a decorative horse on top and applied gold paint. Marked by the ma...

Art Deco burgundy square Bakelite box with period brass detailing. Interior has room for twenty-four cigarettes and has a button triggered hinged lid.   

This elegant Art Deco box was created in the United States, circa 1935. Made of Bakelite, the box's four walls are fluted, creating a dynamic rhythm. The box's lid has a raised central panel embedded with a bas relief of pegasus, which is flanked on either side by fluting. With its streamlined Silhouette and geometric motifs, this machine age box...