Pres-A-Lite Cigarette Dispenser and Lighter, 1940-1960
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dispenser (Container)
Date Made
1940-1960
Place of Creation
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 / [...]
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