"Sterling Silver Cigar Box, Birmingham 1918, Dum Spiro Spero"
Lovely sterling silver cigar box with the hallmarks of the city of Birmingham for the year 1918. Its lid is engraved with the wonderful motto: "Dum Spiro Spero." As long as I breathe, I hope. As long as there is life, there is hope. This motto has enjoyed great popularity throughout history. Several branches of the Corbet, Hoare, Cotter, Sharp, etc. families in England used it. It is also the motto of the state of South Carolina and countless educational institutions. It weighs 660 grams with its wooden interior. 
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