Cigarette collecting box, World War II

Cigarette container of cardboard with a hinged lid and three compartments, c. 1940.

Under the auspices of the City of Glasgow Central War Relief Fund, people could donate cigarettes, by placing them in this box, to injured soldiers in hospital. Written on the box is 'Cigarettes for soldiers in hospital - spare one - thank you!'.

At this time the health risks of smoking and the impact on the fitness of the body were not as well known as they are today. For the soldier, cigarettes offered short-term relief from the tribulations of war.

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Online ID:	000-000-100-315-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0207: The Thistle at War Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland M.1997.42
Date:	c. 1940
Material:	Cardboard
Dimensions:	10" x 5.50" x 2.50"
What:	Collecting box, cigarette
Subject:	Miscellanea
Who:	Glasgow Central War Relief Fund
Where:	Scotland, Glasgow (place of origin)
Event:	World War II
Description:	Cigarette container of cardboard with hinged lid used for collecting donated cigarettes for distribution to soldiers in hospital by Glasgow Central War Relief Fund, c. 1940.
References:	McCorry, Helen (ed.) The thistle at war: an anthology of the Scottish experience of war, in the services and at home. Edinburgh, NMS, 1997
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