Powder-filled glass tubes (3) in cigarette box

Object Number: 
Z.3049a-d
Date: 
ca. 1917
Medium: 
Cardboard, glass, powder
Dimensions: 
box: 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 7.3 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm )
Marks: 
printed: on front of box: "MURAD / THE / TURKISH / CIGARETTE / S. ANARGYROS. / CAPITAL STOCK OWNED BY P. LORILLARD CO." printed: on back of box: "FACTORY No. 7. 3rd DIST. STATE OF NEW YORK. / . . ."
Description: 
Three yellow glass tubes containing white powder, in cardboard box that originally contained Murad Turkish cigarettes.
Credit Line: 
Gift of William A. Robbins, 1941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group