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
- 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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