Name/Title
1940's British Army cigarette packageEntry/Object ID
1989.35.2Description
1940's British Army cigarette package. Rectangular tax cardboard, top/bottom opening lids. The box features a large "V," and underneath it reads "CIGARETTES / TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS (INDIA) LTD."Made/Created
Date made
1940 - 1945Notes
Date: 1940Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Printed on sides in red/yellow ink: "10 CIGARETTES 10"
Printed on sides in red/yellow ink: "V" CIGARETTES TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS (INDIA) LTD."
Background decoration of red dots and lines
Placed in numbered bagDimensions
Width
4.2 cmLength
7.2 cmDimension Notes
1.7 cms. thick
