Description
Middlemore's Cigar Holder with internal spring and strike plate. Owner's name, place, and date handwritten, as well as places he visited and the dates. Oldest date is 1855.
Category
Tobacciana
Medium
Leather
Distinguishing marks
Embossed with Middlemore's Cigar Case logo. Handwritten: R.S.Hunter, Malta, Aug. 5th/55 on one side. Other side has (handwritten) Crimea 1855, Scutari 1856, Newbridge 1857, Dublin 1858-9, Muttra 1859-, Meervit 1860
Size and dimensions of this item
5"x2"x/1/2" approximately
Date Period
1855-1860
Price Paid (If known)
unknown
For Sale?
No
Photos
R.S. Hunter was a British…
R.S. Hunter was a British Vice Consul involved in shipping supplying the Empire's needs and armies in all the places listed on the cigar case. With some digging in British archives you might be able to find more information regarding his career. Comparable cases without a provenance often sell for under $200.00.
Wow, thank you! I'll keep…
Wow, thank you! I'll keep digging. I'm probably going to put it up for sale soon.
Thanks again,
Keith