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A Cigar Maker\'s Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$250
Live Auction
A Cut Above: The Barbershop Collection of James Carpenter, Part I
Description
A Cigar Maker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name O.J. Steckel in gold lettering above a depiction of a bundle of cigars flanked by flowers.
underside marked CFH.
Height 3 1/4 inches.
together with two shaving brushes.
City Directories for Newton, New Jersey list O. J. Steckel as a "Manufacturer of Cigars and Dealer in Tobacco, Pipes, Smokers' Supplies, Canes, etc." His shop was located at 99 Spring Street per an advertisement from 1901.