Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed shop sign and would be used as

and would be used as gambling chips or tokens

with a nice sheen from age and use

this beautiful basket also carries the spiritual and historical significance of the whale to the Makah

It is in good vintage condition

gold-painted flying bird on the corner of the box

Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed shop sign and would be used asI purchased this piece because I loved the image of this pink cheeked runner in his white outfit and those brown shoes that don't look especially great for running! I've since learned this is a collegiate tobacco silk; dating to the early 1910s, these silks were issued by Murad cigarettes to entice smokers, college students specifically, to buy their cigarettes. For each college or university targeted, they issued a set of 10 of these depicting