Cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th century. Manufactured by: Continental Briar Pipe Company, American, founded 1936. Owned by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
The object in the museum catalogue
A gold tipped, Pura-Smoke cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway. The cylindrical holder is primarily constructed from black plastic and features a wide, gold tone metallic tip near the holder end. Both the body and the holder tip are smooth. The black plastic body tapers to a narrower mouthpiece with a small circular opening. Stamped on the base of the tip is text that reads [PURA – SMOKE PAT. PEND.].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th century
- Manufactured by: Continental Briar Pipe Company, American, founded 1936
- Owned by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Type: cigarette holders (personal equipment)
- Medium: plastic and metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 3/8 × 3/8 × 4 in. (1 × 1 × 10.2 cm)
- Place made: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Band (Music)
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2015.273.1.22
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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