Pres-A-Lite Cigarette Dispenser and Lighter, 1940-1960

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dispenser (Container)

Date Made

1940-1960

Creator Notes

Manufactured by the Masterbilt Products Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, and sold by the Pres-A-Lite Sales Corporation of New York, New York.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.271.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Wood (Plant material)
Wire

Color

Brown
Tan (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 3.625 in
Length: 4 in
Depth: 3.625 in

Inscriptions

Printed on box top: pres-a-lite / (image of cigarette) / TRADE MARK REG. / HANDS YOU A LIGHTED / READY-TO-SMOKE / CIGARETTE / WHILE YOU DRIVE printed on front and back of box: pres-a-lite / (image of cigarette) / TRADE MARK REG. / HANDS YOU A LIGHTED / READY-TO-SMOKE / CIGARETTE / WHILE YOU DRIVE / EASILY ATTACHED TO STEERING COLUMN Printed on box side: SAFE / CONVENIENT / PRES-A-LITE SALES / CORPORATION / NEW YORK, N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A. printed on box side: HANDS ALWAYS ON WHEEL / EYES ALWAYS ON ROAD /PRES-A-LITE SALES / CORPORATION / NEW YORK, N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A. printed on underside of box lid: HAND YOU LIGHTED / Ready-to-smoke Cigarettes / WHILE YOU DRIVE printed on inside of dispenser: pres-a-lite / (image of cigarette) / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MASTERBILT PRODUCTS / CORPORATION / ST. LOUIS MO. / MADE IN U.S.A. printed inside dispenser, on side: MANUFACTURED AND PROTECTED UNDER ONE OR MORE / OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS / [...]