{"id":68763,"date":"2025-07-20T16:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68763"},"modified":"2025-07-20T16:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:38:47","slug":"this-vintage-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68763","title":{"rendered":"This Vintage Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-a-modest-object-with-a-mythical-history\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Modest Object\u2002With a Mythical History<\/h2>\n<p>Formerly a fixture of barbershops and tobacconists, the cigarette holder display\u2002stand wasn\u2019t just a device \u2014 it was an icon of its time. Crafted with care, frequently in chrome or polished metal, these stands displayed cigarette holders like tiny works of\u2002art. They weren\u2019t just utilitarian; they were an expression of style and artisanship and every\u2002day elegance in days past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3501137889920528\" data-ad-slot=\"9738266285\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-more-than-just-a-display\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Than Just a Display<\/h2>\n<p>Cigarette holders\u2002were accessories for the elite; they were primarily an intricately designed fashion item and also a symbol of social standing. Display stands were crucial to showcase these items in\u2002a most attractive fashion\u2014angled just so, lit by natural shop window light, they grabbed people\u2019s attention. With their semi-circular configurations and ornate details, the stands transformed a shop\u2002corner into a conversation piece.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodolddays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-20-131844.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"781\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collectionswa.net.au\/items\/c56f141a-d6ae-4d1d-a021-547c23e8d1a3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/collectionswa.net.au\/items\/c56f141a-d6ae-4d1d-a021-547c23e8d1a3\">Collections WA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-reflection-of-social-habits\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Reflection of Social Habits<\/h2>\n<p>Smoking was\u2002a social ritual in the early 20th century. To choose a holder from the display was more than a purchase\u2002\u2014 it was a moment. Folks would get\u2002together, talk, trade and even give earrings and necklaces-away. The stand brought an elegance to the act of smoking, and there was a design aspect that tied to personal style and\u2002taste.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3501137889920528\" data-ad-slot=\"9738266285\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-these-stands-still-matter\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why These Stands Still Matter<\/h2>\n<p>Vintage cigarette holder stands have evolved beyond\u2002collectibles today. They are social\u2002history. Every curve and spike speaks of a time when even the most prosaic was made with\u2002pride. They remind us of when design met function, and when a simple object could reveal so much about the people who had used it \u2014 and the world they lived\u2002in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodolddays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-20-131855.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"761\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68705\">also read&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Modest Object\u2002With a Mythical History Formerly a fixture of barbershops and tobacconists, the cigarette holder display\u2002stand wasn\u2019t just a device \u2014 it was an icon of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68765,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68763\/revisions\/68765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}