Tea Tables

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, 1870–1940)
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 Rice’s 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.