Matchbook, 1932
The Diamond Match Company
New York, New York
Paperboard and sulfur
Lent by Jody and Dick Goisman
The Barmaid Cigarette Lighter,
ca. 1935
Louis V. Aronson
(American, 18701940)
Art Metal Works, Newark, New Jersey
Chrome-plated and painted metal
Lent by Jody and Dick Goisman
Skyscraper Cigarette Box and Ashtray, 1928
Louis W. Rice
(American, active dates unknown)
Bernard Rices Sons, Inc., New York, New York
Chrome-plated metal
Lent by Jody and Dick Goisman
Coffee, cocktails, and cigarettes defined urban chic in the Jazz Age. The
Skyscraper styling of this matching ashtray and cigarette box
would have lent a cosmopolitan atmosphere to any living room, while the Barmaid
cigarette lighter evoked the urban experience even more overtly. The chrome-plated
exterior concealed a fuel reservoir that fed the lighter on top.