Vintage Winston Cigarettes Keychain

$25.00

Jackson’s keys sport a Winston filter cigarettes metal advertising keychain and a vintage domino from our collection.

+ Story

Jackson forgot these on a Greyhound bus from Raleigh to San Francisco. He liked to flip the metal chain between his fingers when he got nervous. His dad and his uncles all worked at the Winston factory, so growing up, they were always bringing him little gifts like this.

The trip took him 3 days and when the bus finally rolled to a stop, he couldn’t take his eyes off Alcatraz. He wondered what it felt to live in one of those damp, concrete cells. It seemed close enough the men might be able to still hear car horns or the sound of ladies laughing carried over the bay. He was about as far west from Winston-Salem as you can get before you have to swim.

He grabbed his duffle from the seat beside him and walked out the door. California was colder than he expected. He stretched his legs, lit a cigarette, and set off for read the address a friend had scribbled on the back of a matchbook. He didn’t know it then, but he was leaving something behind.

+ Details

  • 1 vintage metal Winston Cigarettes keychain

  • 1 vintage mini domino, hand-drilled to work as a keychain

  • Both pieces ship together

Jackson’s keys sport a Winston filter cigarettes metal advertising keychain and a vintage domino from our collection.

+ Story

Jackson forgot these on a Greyhound bus from Raleigh to San Francisco. He liked to flip the metal chain between his fingers when he got nervous. His dad and his uncles all worked at the Winston factory, so growing up, they were always bringing him little gifts like this.

The trip took him 3 days and when the bus finally rolled to a stop, he couldn’t take his eyes off Alcatraz. He wondered what it felt to live in one of those damp, concrete cells. It seemed close enough the men might be able to still hear car horns or the sound of ladies laughing carried over the bay. He was about as far west from Winston-Salem as you can get before you have to swim.

He grabbed his duffle from the seat beside him and walked out the door. California was colder than he expected. He stretched his legs, lit a cigarette, and set off for read the address a friend had scribbled on the back of a matchbook. He didn’t know it then, but he was leaving something behind.

+ Details

  • 1 vintage metal Winston Cigarettes keychain

  • 1 vintage mini domino, hand-drilled to work as a keychain

  • Both pieces ship together