Cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A gold tipped, Pura-Smoke cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway. The cylindrical holder is primarily constructed from black plastic and features a wide, gold tone metallic tip near the holder end. Both the body and the holder tip are smooth. The black plastic body tapers to a narrower mouthpiece with a small circular opening. Stamped on the base of the tip is text that reads [PURA – SMOKE PAT. PEND.].

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