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CASE, CIGARETTE

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TIN
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1960
Materials
TIN, PAPER
Catalogue Number
P19990035091
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TIN
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1960
Materials
TIN, PAPER
No. Pieces
1
Height
1.7
Length
14.9
Width
10.8
Description
DARK BLUE, WITH GOLD TRIM. ON LID THERE IS A WHITE, LIT CIGARETTE WITH "BRITISH CONSOLS W.C. MACDONALD INC." ON IT IN DARK BLUE. BELOW THIS IN RED IS " "SMOKE A FRESH CIGARETTE" ". IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER, IN WHITE IS "MACDONALD'S BRITISH CONSOLS", AND IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, IN WHITE IS "MILD, SWEET, OLD VIRGINIA". ON THE FRONT, SIDE, IN WHITE IS "BRITISH CONSOLS", AND ON EITHER SIDE, IN WHITE IS "50 CONSOLS". THE BOTTOM OF THE TIN IS GOLD. THERE IS THE W.C. MACDONALD INC., MONTREAL TRADE MARK ON THE BOTTOM IN DARK BLUE, ALONG WITH A MESSAGE AND LOGO. "114" IS WRITTEN ON THE BOTTOM IN BLACK FELT MARKER. THERE IS ALSO A REMNANT OF PAPER SEAL ON THE LID AND ON THE BOTTOM; BOTH SAY "50 CIGARETTES" ON THEM. THE LID OPENS ON A HINGE ON THE BACK. THE INSIDE OF THE BOX IS SILVER. ON THE INSIDE OF THE LID IS A WOMAN DRESSED IN SCOTTISH CLOTHING STANDING ON A PACK OF MACDONALD'S CIGARETTES. THE TOP OF THE TIN HAS SCRATCHES ON IT.
Subjects
PERSONAL GEAR
MERCHANDISING T&E
Historical Association
PERSONAL CARE
History
SEE P19990035001-GA FOR HISTORY.
Catalogue Number
P19990035091
Acquisition Date
2000-07
Collection
Museum
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