1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop antique hand-painted tin The green-painted letters on one

The green-painted letters on one side

it just would not let me walk away

15 5/8" w x 9 5/8" d x 5 3/4" t and in very good

I understand from the seller that I purchased this from that it was made by a Boy Scout

Complete set of nine pins and two balls on smoothly rolling cart

1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop antique hand-painted tin The green-painted letters on oneThough I didn't know it when I found him, I've since learned that this bellhop was produced in conjunction with a Philip Morris cigarette advertising campaign launched in 1933, and would once have carried either a bundle of cigarettes in one hand and a book of matches in the other (or else a cruet set; there were a couple of different versions produced, and I believe they were often displayed on hotel bars.) His baggage is long since gone, leaving his