Bakelite Pop Up Cigarette Case mortar The pin on the back

The pin on the back is marked "Pat Pend"

These kind of needlework aprons were popular in Germany during the war and well before

Vintage original WWII early war blue army nurse (ANC) blue uniform jacket and original photo

There is a strange offset ventilation gap in the construction with little beads for spacing

but it has advertisements with prices in Reichsmarks

Bakelite Pop Up Cigarette Case mortar The pin on the backBakelite pop up cigarette case which is spring loaded. Fill it with cigarettes and then as you pull the top open cigarettes will pop up. The lid is a different color but if fits and works well so I don't know if someone just found the perfect replacement to this or if it came this way for some reason. It holds 9 cigarettes and is in working order.