CASE, CIGARETTE

Description: 1. CASE: SILVER PLATED RECTANGULAR CIGARETTE CASE 0.8CM (H) X 11.5 (L) X 8.4CM (W). TWO SILVER PLATED COVERS HELD TOGETHER WITH SPRING LOADED HINGE. COVER HAS HORIZONTAL ETCHED GROOVES WITH BLANK RECTANGULAR SPACE IN TOP LEFT CORNER FOR ENGRAVING. REVERSE IS IDENTICAL TO FRONT BUT WITHOUT BLANK SPACE. INSIDE OF COVERS DO NOT HAVE PLATING BUT GOLD COLORING. ON INSIDE OF FRONT COVER IS ETCHED "THE GEORGE INGRAHAM TROPHY WILD HORSE RACE CHAMPION CALGARY STAMPEDE 1951 WINNER". ON TOP EDGE OF INSIDE COVER "BIRKS STERLING" IS STAMPED. HINGED TO INSIDE OF BACK COVER IS SILVER ARM WITH HOLE AND GRILL STYLE. THE WORD "STERLING" IS STAMPED ONTO ARM. ON BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER EDGE OF FRONT COVER "T4" IS STAMPED. ON BOTTOM LEFT CORNER EDGE OF BACK COVER IS STAMPED "4". SILVER PLATING IS SLIGHTLY TARNISHED. 2. AWARD BOX: STEEL BOX WITH ROUNDED ENDS AND STEEL SPRING HINGES COVERED WITH PURPLE-BLUE VELVET. INSIDE IS LINED WITH WHITE SATIN LINING WHICH IS BADLY STAINED FROM METAL CORROSION. ON LINING INSIDE OF LID IS BLUE LOGO WITH RAMPANT LION AND "BIRKS" WRITTEN IN BORDER AROUND LION. LINING INSIDE OF LID HAS COME LOOSE FROM ITS GLUE. INSIDE IS A SINGLE PIECE OF WHITE CARDBOARD 14.1CM X 8.9CM WITH "THE GEORGE INGRAHAM TROPHY WILD HORSE RACE" PRINTED ON FRONT. REVERSE IS BLANK. CARD IS DIRTY WITH DARK SMUDGES ACROSS LETTTERING.