Early Flapper Cigarette Dispenser (lever type)

Early Flapper Cigarette Dispenser

Lever type, make in the 1920's - probably between 1925-1930.  The lever type dispenser was the predacessor to the plunger type dispenser, making this the first type, thus more valuable I am sure.  Item is made of wood and has a removable lid with cavat for refilling cigarettes.  On the front of the dispenser is a lady wearing a turbin fashioned with feathers and jewels.  There are no markings to know for sure that this was manufactured by Kendall & Jackson out of San Francisco, but that is what I have been told.  The cigarettes are dispensed through her mouth.  There is some light wear to the turbin where a small piece has fallen off over the years.  She wears 2 earrings as well.  There are some places on the dispenser where the coloring has rubbed off a bit.  The feathers on the turbin are in good condition and the felt on the bottom of the dispenser is original and in very good condition.  

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