Black Cat Virginia Cigarettes Tin, Made in Canada
There are a few nearly identical, but not Made in Canada (!), such tins on eBay now, going for about $10. With the black marker/paint that is scratched out on this one, I doubt it is worth much. It does still retain a certain panache – the paper label with “50 Cigarettes” is what gives it that element for me.
It’s empty, yet it does shout out to be filled.
Status: Find 50 matching things to place in this box. Then place in time machine with a health warning.
It looks like it’s found its true face over the years – a genuinely beautiful humble object.
Indeed, that’s a nice way of putting it.