We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
1930s Desktop Cigarette Dispenser
This Bazaar desktop dispenser is has lots of character. It's a lacquered affixed to a turned wood jar. There is a button on the right side of the head. When pressed it dispenses a single cigarette from the mouth... 7.5" diameter... $650