Item HT 929 Cigarette Case - Brown Leather, Hungary, circa 1956

Summary

Brown leather cigarette case used by Julius Toth. The cigarette case was one of the few possessions he brought with him when he migrated to Australia. In 1957 Julius came to Australia after he escaped the Russian invasion of Hungary, leaving his family in Hungary, he survived a dangerous journey alone to escape across the border to Austria. He was only able to bring a few possessions with him including his moulding tools, and cigarette case and photo album, which were 18th birthday presents from a sister and friend.

Physical Description

Beige coloured cigarette containing packet of cigarettes with one cigarette in it. Cigarette packet is for a Hungarian brand. Green background, with drawn image of a man on white background. Under image of man is a stem of leaves. Text is in black below image.