This is one of my more interesting cigar boxes. A vintage Roi-Tan cigar tin. It's full of escutcheons, those cool little metal pieces that go around a key hole. You don't see them much now, most keys fit directly into the door knob.
I've gathered them from swap meets, flea markets, antique shops and shows. I even found a couple in a delightfully cramped quasi junk shop on the outskirts of Taos a couple of years ago. They are wonderful in assemblages, so evocative of a bygone age and time.
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ReplyDeleteThis is the best yet.