Photo of the back of the humidor, which matches the front (front has a lock) and also matches the sides. We have seen three or four of these rare humidors over a twenty year period. A neat piece. There are two sizes, this being the larger (we have never seen the smaller) and measures 6 7/8/" in width, 5 3/8" in depth and 3 1/2/" in height. The finish is muted on this example.
The two photos above show the major component of the design. The second photo, the source (they are the reverse of one another), an 1887 print of a Scotland V. England rugby football match. This same print in the early 1890s, printed in NY, was now "Americanized", showing American flags in the scene. By the time of this humidor's manufacture, over one third of the two dozen designers at R&B were English or European, accounting for their design choices and sources.
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