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A cigarette holder is a slender tube in which a single Cigarette is held for Smoking , as opposed to a Cigarette Case , which holds many cigarettes for the purpose of carrying. Most frequently made of Silver , Jade or Bakelite (popular in the past but now wholly replaced by modern plastics), cigarette holders were considered an essential part of ladies' Fashion from the mid- 1910s through the mid- 1960s , and are still widely popular accessories in many aspects of Japanese Fashion . Cigarette holders range from a few inches to over a foot in length and from the simplest single material constructs to incredibly ornate styles with complex inlays of metal and gemstones. Rarer examples of these can be found in Enamel , Horn , Tortoise Shell , or more precious materials like Amber and Ivory . The holder was also used as a practical accessory, as before the advent of filtered cigarettes, the holder would encase a filter. Though modern cigarettes are generally manufactured with an existing filter, filtered cigarette holders are still used as a secondary filtration system. Holders can be seen in period films like '' Titanic '' and '' Breakfast At Tiffany's ''. Johnny Depp uses a cigarette holder in his role as Raoul Duke (alter ego of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson ) in the film '' Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas . Men also used holders widely, the best known probably being Franklin D. Roosevelt , Tennessee Williams and the aforementioned Hunter S. Thompson. Fictional ' Peter Pan ' character Captain Hook possessed a unique double-holder, which allowed him to smoke two cigars (not cigarettes) at once. Batman 's birdlike nemesis The Penguin also commonly used a cigarette holder in the Comics and the 1960s Television Series , and so did his father in the live-action film '' Batman Returns ''. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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