Origami Parasol Made with Winston Cigarette Packs tabletop object and cross-hatching at either end

and cross-hatching at either end

with just a bit of wear to the interior

maybe as a cloche over a head of garlic

Great vintage condition

Regardless

Origami Parasol Made with Winston Cigarette Packs tabletop object and cross-hatching at either endWhen I found this little parasol at a recent estate sale small but quite heavy for its size I added to my pile just because I liked it. Not until I got home did I give it a close look and realize that its canopy is made entirely of painstakingly folded Winton cigarette packs. With a little research I learned that these origami parasols were once a common craft among Japanese American women, who would save up cigarette packs and then complete them with