Dragon and Bamboo Cigarette Case A nice patina has formed

A nice patina has formed on the back

Functionally they cooled the smoke slightly

80x74x18mm with Button

but Americans seem to take it to another level

Dragon and Bamboo Cigarette Case A nice patina has formedA wildly detailed Dragon and Bamboo cigarette case from early 1900's England. Made by Kwong Man Shing in China as part of the "Chinese Export Silver" rush in late 1800's England. Made in China by skilled silversmiths and then sent to England for sale, they were hallmarked very similarly to what was the norm in England at the time. Intricately chased and engraved, an image of a dragon swirls through clouds around a monogram plate at the center. On the