Cigarette Tin

Name/Title

Cigarette Tin

Entry/Object ID

2004.027.005

Description

Rectangular metal cigarette tin, with hinged lid, to contain 50 "British/Consols?Trade Mark [heart] Registered/Cigarettes/Mild/Sweet Old Virginia" Tin printed in purple, ivory and dull sage green. "Manufactured by/W.C. MacDonald/Incorporated/Montreal Canada" on back of tin. Information printed on exterior/interior lid, sides. Information on base pertains to legal penalities and manufacturing information "Factory No 1, Port 10-D".

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 19-Jan-05 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Cigarette

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

cigarette tin

Create Date

February 8, 2006

Update Date

March 12, 2026