how old is this box ? what is it for? help!

hello, could anyone tell me what is box used for ? and how old is this thing?
Any advise is appreciated!

 

Its from Israel ,and Id guess 60s-70s? Measurements help.

 

thanks for the information. It is approx. 9x8x6 cm , how much it worth ?

 

Kind of hard to value when we don't know what it's use is! I enlarged it 3X to see if the structure in the middle might be recognizable. We don't usually do values per se, but will help you find others when we can, which may have an established value. Maybe someone here reads Hebrew?? Looks like it says 'JERUSALEM' on the bottom, but not a clue what it says on the top....


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That rounded interior bottom makes me think cigarette box. They seem to have been popular souvenirs of Jerusalem at one time.

@komokwa

 

Think the top word is Jerusalem in Hebrew.

 

Yeppers. Souvenir of Israel, and I'd think a ciggie box too from the days of cigarettes made without filters. Around here, with a large-ish Jewish population you might get $10-20 for it.

 

it actually reads.... yroo sha la eem ....said as one word.....
but who's splitting hairs....

 

yup , smokes......& ashtray was likely next to it in the store..

nice heavy metal.......maybe 20 to 30....

 

I think the shape is MCM rather than Art Deco. Sometimes there is a fine line.
The use of Hebrew also suggests manufacture after the founding of the state of Israel.
The building could be the Tower of David, in Jerusalem.

 

Shape similar to this one in the collection of The Israel Museum

Debora

 

I don't see a Bezalel mark, but their work is not always marked. It has some style to it.

 

In these parts it would be considered fairly standard tourist souvenir stuff. And yes, that's the Tower of David. Probably the Wailing Wall too.