ZENETTE !! Vintage Silver Plated Machine Patterned Zenette (C.H Collins) Cigarette Case

VINTAGE C. H COLLINS & SONS (ZENETTE), BIRMINGHAM SILVER PLATED MACHINE PATTERNED CIGARETTE CASE

THE BRAND NAME "ZENETTE" WAS OWNED BY THE COLLINS FAMILY OF HOCKLEY HILL, BIRMINGHAM AND THE COMPANY BEGAN OPERATING IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20th CENTURY.  THE COMPANY WAS REGISTERED AT THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR OF 1929 SPECIALIZING IN COMPACTS, COLLAR STUDS, SLEEVE LINKS.   THE COMPANY SEEMS TO HAVE NO LONGER BEEN PRESENT ON OFFICIAL RECORDS AFTER THE 1960's

THIS VINTAGE ITEM MANUFACTURED UNDER THE TRADE NAME "ZENETTE", IS A SILVER PLATED CIGARETTE CASE STYLIZED BY THE USE OF MACHINE PATTERNING ON BOTH THE HINGED LID AS WELL AS THE BASE.   THE LID CONTAINS A DOUBLE SPRING TO SECURE CIGARETTES AS DOES THE BASE PORTION

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE CASE IS MARKED - "ZENETTE"

CONDITION : ONE OF THE TWO SPRINGS IN THE BASE PORTION HAS DETACHED.  ASIDE FROM THIS THE ITEM IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO RUST, PATINA, DENTS OR OTHER DAMAGES ETC

SIZE : 1.7cm HEIGHT.....10.7cm LENGTH.....8.6cm WIDTH WITHOUT FRONTAL CLIP

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