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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Cigarette Case
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Cigarette Case

Artifact IDMO 1959.28
Object Type Case, Cigarette
Maker
Datepre 1941
Mediummetal, gold, paper, tobacco
Dimensionsoverall H 3/8 in x W 6 1/4 in x D 3 1/8 in (1 cm x 15.9 cm x 7.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black-painted metal cigarette case with a stylized gilt monogram on the surface of the lid: FDR. The interior of the lid has a gilt reproduction of FDR's signature: Franklin D. Roosevelt. A silk strap (formerly elasticized) stretches across the interior lower half of the case to restrain the ten remaining unfiltered Camel cigarettes (FDR's favorite brand). Images of butterflies are on the exterior underside of case.
Historical NotePresident Roosevelt kept this monogrammed cigarette case on his Oval Office desk. Ten Camel cigarettes—his favorite brand—are stored inside it. This cigarette case is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
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