Name/Title
Oliver Zingg's Plug tobacco cutter, 1889Entry/Object ID
1981.160.1Description
Acc. No. 81.160.1
Subject Category: Businesses (Cigar & Pool Room)
Date or period: 1889
Subject: Plug tobacco cutter
Description: A cast iron impressed on the bottom in raised figures
"R. H. Co. Reading, Pa. USA Patented Nov.2, 1880". Semi-circular iron plate surrounding blade says "Standard Tobacco Knife" on the reverse side in raised cast letters it says "Reading Hardware Company". Remnants of original black paint with tracery of red and gold decoration. It has a long shaft like handle, which lifts the cutting blade. Size: Base 17" long, by 4" at its widest part. It tapers down to a two-inch handle, with a loop for hanging. The cutting handle is 14".
History of Object: Old fashioned plug tobacco cutter from Oliver A. Zingg's Cigar and Pool room, 1519 Park Street, about 1889.
Acquired from:
Date:Interpretative Labels
Label
3/17/2020 MvL: current label:
MERCHANTS OF ALAMEDA
ARTIFACTS
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4. A plug tobacco cutter from a pool room and cigar store belonging to Oliver A. Zingg, located at 1519 Park St. c. 1889.
