Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Cigarette |
Title |
Pack of "Sweet Caporal" cigarettes |
Catalog Number |
1998.49.424 |
Date |
1939-1941 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Cellophane/Tobacco |
Dimensions |
H-2.625 W-2.375 D-0.875 inches |
Description |
This is a white package of "Sweet Caporal",on the front of the package there is an image of a sun in the horizon. The front of the package reads, from top to bottom; "Sweet Caporal/ Trade Mark/ Registered In The U.S. Patent Office, July 15th 1875./ Mild & Extra Fine/ Kinney Bros". On the back of the package there is a label that reads; "Sweet Caporal/ Warranted The Highest Class Of Skilled Work And Finest Selected Turkish And Virginia Leaf None Is Genuine Without Fac-Smile Signature of Kinney Bros. On Each Cigarette And Package Kinney Bros./ The American Tobacco Co. Incorporated". On the side of the package there is a label that states; "Factory No 30 Dist. of North Carolina - Notice - The Manufacturer Of The Cigarettes Herein Contained Has Complied With All The Requirements of Law Every Person Is Cautioned Not To Use Either This Package For Cigarettes Again Or The Stamp Thereon Again Nor To Remove The Contents Of This Package Without Destroying Said Stamp Under The Penalties Provided By Law In Such Cases." |
Collection |
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Collection |
People |
American Tobacco Company |
Subjects |
Tobacco Smoking Cigarettes |
Search Terms |
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture cigarettes Tobacco |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |