1883
GUSN-24196
Cardboard cigarette box w/ polychrome starburst and lettered label, containing 6 printed slips offering prizes, 22 cards printed w/ racehorses and one card a transparent card when held to the light shows a saloon girl. Box to hold 10 cigarettes.
cigarette boxes
cardboard
cutting (dividing)
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
Cardboard
Unidentified Paper
Cut
Transfer Printed
BOX, CIGARETTE
Printed on front: ""SWEET/ CAPORAL/ TRADEMARK/ REGISTERED IN THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE JULY 15TH 1873, JUNE 1ST, 1875/ MILD & EXTRA FINE/ Series 305 C B No 12/ FACTORY NO 567/ DIST. MARYLAND/ Kinney Broz/ MANUFACTURER N0 567, DIST MARYLAND NEW YORK"" Printed on back: ""WARRANTED/ THE HIGHEST CLASS OF/ SKILLED WORK AND FINEST/ SELECTED TURKISH/ AND/ VIRGINIA LEAF/ NONE ARE GENUINE WITHOUT/ FACE SIMILE SIGNATURE OF KINNEY BROS./ ON EACH CIGARETTE AND PACKAGE/ KINNEY TOBACCO COMPANY/ SUCCESSOR/ 10 SERIES 10/ 1883/ CIGARETTES/ U.S. INTER. REV./ DE WITT CLINTON/ ACT OF MARCH 3D 1883""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Kinney Bros. (Maker)
MD, USA
2.75 x 1.625 x 0.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5079
Maryland (United States)
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