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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: pa7k on November 06, 2013, 07:19:00 AM
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I have a cigarette dispenser, from what I can find online, it was from at least the 1950s. It says Smocar on it. I found one site that mentioned it, an old newspaper site, but had to pay to join so I didn't. the only info I saw on it said "Tito, the son of the house, concentrates on practicality. His billfold for men is the only one I have seen that also holds change. His latest invention is the Smocar, a magnetic, pop-up cigarette case for adhering to the dashboard of an automobile." but thats as much as I could find. would you know more about it? Thanks
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Haven`t found it yet !!
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Wow, total lack of information on the net about this. The thing that keeps repeating in searches is WW1 & WW2 and Italian smoking. Has to be a small Italian company that made these back during that time.
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Forgot to mention since it was patent pending I would put it more towards the WW1 period because many items were marked with patent pending earlier on.
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40`s, 50`s and 60`s was inventors heaven !! Many items like this and others were invented, patented, sold then faded away !!
Don`t think this one is that early,, most likely post WWII !!
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Would you be able to put a value on it, was going to ebay it but now I'm not sure I want to.
thanks so much
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There are many of these online,,just not that brand !! Most I saw ran between $9.99 and $14.99 unless by someone like Tiffany Studios ect !!
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I saw others, but since it seemed rare i thought maybe it was worth more.
thanks so much
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Even if it the only one left on the earth,, there is no collector base for them !! If someone wanted one to use they wouldn`t care if it was the brand like yours or some other one !! Wish it were a valuable one !! Its a neat item though !! I would keep it !!
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I bet you have a barn ..chock full of...I,d keep its... ;D
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Not as many as you think !! But I can always find room for small stuff !! :D
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Can't find anything on it either!
But did find a modern day "SmoCar"
(http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2003/03/11/11_3_2003_smoker.jpg)
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2003_pg9_11 (http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2003_pg9_11)
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I found a lot of those too !!
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Now if I had one of those, I'd keep it. (I could store my smocar case in it)
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Hi
I have one and I think it's from the 70's
Mine is in very good condition and in its original plastic box.
I've got a request from Canada about this item
Regards
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Hi there and welcome !! Post a pic of yours !! Is it the same as the other one ?? Don`t open it though !! Original packaging adds value !!
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They were made by a company called Valextra. Tito Fontana was the designer of the case ( his father founded the company / shop ) . He also released some jazz records and founded his own label called Dire.
You're supposed to place them on the dashboard of your car and it dispenses a cigarette without you having to fiddle with a normal cigarette case.