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Canister, Cigarette

2006.35.3A-B

Name
Canister, Cigarette
Significant Dates
1930-1950
Description
Cigarette Canister
Mid-sized. with removeable round lid with simple edge ornamentation. Lid has been worn, so much so that the silver is off the copper in the middle, but the initials W.C.M. are clearly incised inside the worn centre of the lid. Family were close friends with Carmichael and often visited each other's homes. Mr. Merston built and owned the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. This canister "maybe older" pre-war according to donor. Edge ornamentation differs from the smaller one in the same collection.
Quantity
1
Dimension
Height: 8.0cm | Diameter: 8.0cm
Catalogue Number
2006.35.3A-B
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