Box, Tobacco

Object Name:

Box, Tobacco

Object ID:

1994.517.06

Description:

Tin, tobacco, hinged cover. Rectangular with rounded corners. Shallow lip cover that catches on front edge by friction. Three-knuckle hinge on back using folded edge of cover and two small dimples on edge of main section. Wire passes through to create hinge. Opaque and translucent paint to create design. Background color mostly red. Lettering and some background on bottom created by yellow tone, translucent film that gives reflective gold appearance. Top, round central design with a line drawing of 4-5 tobacco leaves, fastened together. Above that in the gold tone: "MANCO" in san-serif. Below that: "SLICED PLUG". Both on background of tan. At very bottom, in tan color are letters: "ON EDGE". Front side of lower section, red letters on gold background: "MANCO". On left end, red "P", black "acked" that goes up at a little angle. Below "ed" is "om". Central geometric design in red, black, and gold. Next to that, red "E". then black "dge". On other end: "Sliced" in black. Another duplicate black, red, and gold design element. Next to that, "P" in red, lower case "lug" in black. On bottom, gold "MANCO" on red background. Round central design, 5 lines of black on gold background, "ABSOLUTELY". "FREE", straight. "FROM" in italics. "INJURIOUS". Then bottom word, which is curved downward: "INGREDIENTS". Below that: "SLICE PLUG". At very bottom, red in gold: "ON EDGE". Two bluish remnants of paper tax stamp on bottom. On back, in black on gold, "FACTORY No. 15, 2nd (superscript and underlined) DISTRICT OF VA. / NOTICE - MANUFACTURER OF THIS TOBACCO / HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF LA[W]. / EVERY PERSON IS CAUTIONED UNDER PENALTIES OF / LAW NOT TO USE THIS PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO AGAIN". Corners on lower section worn, but red decoration in each one of them. Inside of box, shiny tin. On cover inside, paper label, printing on it: "July 19.. / Issued by Authority of the / TOBACCO WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION." Then, symbol with banners and circular central design. Left "UNION", right "MADE". In center, circular design: "TOBACCO WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION" around edge, Org May 23, 1895". Rolled tobacco design in center of that. Across bottom signature: "A McAndrew / President". Next to that, "E. Lewis Evans / SECY & TR". Across very bottom, flattened oval at left. "ALL INFRINGEMENTS UPON THIS LABEL WILL BE / PUNISHED ACCORDING TO LAW."

Material:

Metal
Tin

Dimensions:

H-0.8 W-3.33 D-2.86 inches Weight-1.4 oz

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection