Cigar box
DistributorDistributed by
Aetna Life Insurance Co.
(American)
Date1920-1940
Mediumcedar
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (Length) 8 7/8 x (Height) 2 5/8 x (Width) 5 3/8in. (22.5 x 6.7 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Objects
Credit LineGift of Janet W. Prior
Object number2015.145.2
DescriptionLidded rectangular box with brass hinges, etched with an image of the main Aetna Insurance building in Hartford. The cigars were specially selected for The Aetna Life Club. A paper stamp on the right front corner has been torn. The Aetna Life Club was a social organization composed of the officers and clerks in the home office of Aetna Life and its affiliated companies. Its aim was to develop "social features" among the employees.
Status
Not on view
Aetna Life Insurance Co.
Aetna Life Insurance Co.
Whitehead and Hoag Company
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
about 1946
