Old English Curve Cut Pipe Tobacco Tin
Metal
Circa Post 1900
L 8.5cm, W 8.0cm, T 1.5cm
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 4005
On tin: "OLD ENGLISH/ CURVE CUT/ PIPE TOBACCO/FACTORY NO 2 DISTRICT OF MD. NOTICE._ THE MANUFACUTER OF THIS TOBACCO HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW. EVERY PERSON IS CAUTIONED UNDER PENALTIES OF LAW NOT TO USE THIS PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO AGAIN. THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.”
Along top :”IT FITS IN THE POCKET”
Sides: “NO WASTE” “C…CEPIPE TOBACCO” (part of writing obscured by rust)
Bottom: “A SLICE TO A PIPEFUL”
Manufacturer: The American Tobacco Co., Durham, NC
Found inside of this tobacco tin was a mining claim for the “Light Lode Claim” (LAKE 20303)
More on the American Tobacco Co:
North Carolina Encyclopedia http://ncpedia.org/american-tobacco-company
Old English Curve Cut Pipe Tobacco Tin
Metal
Circa Post 1900
L 8.5cm, W 8.0cm, T 1.5cm
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 4005
On tin: "OLD ENGLISH/ CURVE CUT/ PIPE TOBACCO/FACTORY NO 2 DISTRICT OF MD. NOTICE._ THE MANUFACUTER OF THIS TOBACCO HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW. EVERY PERSON IS CAUTIONED UNDER PENALTIES OF LAW NOT TO USE THIS PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO AGAIN. THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.”
Along top :”IT FITS IN THE POCKET”
Sides: “NO WASTE” “C…CEPIPE TOBACCO” (part of writing obscured by rust)
Bottom: “A SLICE TO A PIPEFUL”
Manufacturer: The American Tobacco Co., Durham, NC
Found inside of this tobacco tin was a mining claim for the “Light Lode Claim” (LAKE 20303)
More on the American Tobacco Co:
North Carolina Encyclopedia http://ncpedia.org/american-tobacco-company
