Cigarette-Holder
Cigarette-Holder
Object name: Cigarette-Holder
Date: 1800-1900
Medium: Bone
Object number: C08794
DescriptionCigarette holder made of what is thought to be whale bone or baleen. Tube shaped and hollow.
Cigarette-holders were an important fashion accessory but also played a practical role. They prevented tobacco getting into the smokers mouth, kept the paper from ripping, and prevented nicotine staining to the smokers fingers.
Cigarette-holders were an important fashion accessory but also played a practical role. They prevented tobacco getting into the smokers mouth, kept the paper from ripping, and prevented nicotine staining to the smokers fingers.