Box, Tobacco

Object Name:

Box, Tobacco

Object ID:

1994.517.07

Description:

Tin, tobacco. Steel. Almost square in shape. Corners rounded. Not very tall. Three-knuckle hinge built into back edge of box in bottom and cover. Cover larger than bottom. Friction fit at corners to keep somewhat closed. Metal shiny and smooth in a number of areas where its reflective qualities used to enhance design. Cover, embossed shape of champagne bottle, lower left corner with champagne spewing out of its mouth. Upper right corner, slightly embossed red oval with black letters: "PIPER HEIDSIECK / CHAMPAGNE / FLAVOR". Thin, slightly yellow, translucent paint on cover that is in form of characters that spell out: "Piper / Heidsieck / Chewing / Tobacco. Part of neck of champagne bottle, also covered with thin layer of slightly yellow paint. Opaque, white triangular-shaped area that surrounds the reflective letters with black edging around them. The rest is an opaque blue. Black lettering: "Champagne / Flavor". Black banner at bottom with white characters: "The Height of Good Taste". On bottom of box, thin yellow, translucent covering over surface. On it, black characters: "PIPER HEIDSIECK / IS A MILD HIGH CLASSED TOBACCO / WHICH APPEALS TO THE EXACTING / TASTE OF THE DISCRIMINATING / CHEWERS." Lower left corner, "FACTORY No 27 / FIFTH DIST. KENTUCKY / NOTICE THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS / TOBACCO HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE RE / QUIREMENTS OF LAW EVERY PERSON IS CA / UTIONED UNDER PENALTIES OF LAW NOT / TO USE THIS PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO AGAIN." Lower right corner, black oval with reflective letters: "Piper / Heidsieck / Champagne / Flavor". Blue paper tax strip. "Stamp U. S. inter. / rev. (on end)". Further to right: "ACT OF AUGUST 5, 1909". In center: "ONE AND THREE QUARTERS". On bottom, "BUREAU ENGRAVING AND MINTING".

Material:

Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-2.99 W-2.96 D-0.53 inches Weight-1.05 oz

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection