cigarette music box dispenser Musical was fashionable in the 50's Vintage Ornate Wooden Pop Up

Some manufacturers didn't want to use the word "Japan" because Japanese goods were often thought to be inferior, so they used "Nippon," the Japanese word for "Japan." Beginning in 1921, the United States required the word "Japan" instead of "Nippon" on goods imported from Japan

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer readers' questions sent to the column

Musical cigarette dispenser was fashionable in the 50's Some collectibles aren't what they seem at first glance

Silver bowl, round, lobed, applied stylized L monogram, rolled rim, flared foot, marked, "Sterling Hand Wrought At The Kalo Shop 287," Chicago, 2 x 6 inches, $685