1944 501® Jeans Organic Rigid Size:38x34 Cigarette Case

Cigarette Case

and no branding except for a tiny SM at the lower left hem embroidered in green

The Open Road owes its name to the fact that it was originally sold with an open crown

3/8" width 8" total length

“I’ve paged through stacks of books on the history of watches

1944 501® Jeans Organic Rigid Size:38x34 Cigarette CaseEverything changed during World War IIAmerican media, the workforce, and even the jeans people wore. To conserve raw materials for the war effort, the U. S. government required clothing manufacturers to reduce the use of metal, fabric, and thread in their garments. As a result, features like the watch pocket rivets, crotch rivet, and back cinch (along with its two rivets) were removed. In their place, standard issue laurel leaf buttons were