Cigarette
Object number2015.42.5
Manufacturer
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Date1939-1945
MediumPaper/Ink/Plastic/Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Susan Muir
DescriptionRectangular brown paper box of cigarettes wrapped in plastic. Green printed text on box identifies contents and maker. Plastic is partially open along two edges.Dimensions1.563 x 3 x 0.313 in. (4 x 7.6 x 0.8 cm)InscriptionsGreen printed text on two large sides: "Chesterfield / CIGARETTES / MILDER - COOLER - BETTER TASTE".
MarksGreen printed maker's mark on two small sides:
"LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO COMPANY".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of WWII-related artifacts from the military service of Gabe Torisky of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who served with the 99th “Checkerboard” Infantry Division during the Ardennes campaign in Belgium. Martin Gabriel "Gabe" Torisky was of Slovak ancestry and was born on November 11, 1911, in Uniontown, PA. He moved to Pittsburgh in the 1920s and was drafted and sent to 99th Division during World War II. The 99th Division is especially important in relation to Pittsburgh, as the Division was originally headquartered in the city in 1942, and the unit insignia, a black shield with a checkerboard band of nine alternating white and blue squares (for “99”) was derived from the coat of arms for William Pitt and thus, also the city seal of Pittsburgh, on which the checkerboard also appears. Donor Susan Muir is Gabe Torisky's daughter.
Previous owner
Martin Gabriel Torisky
(born 1911)
Related institution
99th Infantry Division
On View
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