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Object Name:
Box
Object ID:
1973.501
Creator:
J. G. Dill CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Richmond, VA
Date:
1900-1950
Description:
Small rectangular tin box. Painted yellow with gold, black, and red lettering, and gold, red, black, and blue decoration including trademark, a girl in a red dress with hands behind her head in a blue background. Lettering on cover: "SLICE CUT PLUG / DILL'S BEST / SMOKING TOBACCO / J. G. DILL CO., RICHMOND, VA., U.S.A." Lettering on front and back panels: "CELEBRATED FOR ITS SMOKING QUALITIES / DILL'S BEST SLICED". Lettering on both side panels; "DILL'S BEST". On bottom is box: FACTORY NO. 25 DISTRICT OF VA. / NOTICE: THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS TOBACCO HAS / COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. EVERY / PERSON IS CAUTIONED UNDR THE PENALTIES OF LAW, / NOT TO USE FOR TOBACCO AGAIN."
Material:
Metal
Tin
Dimensions:
H-1.6 W-4 L-6 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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