Name/Title
Cigarette TinEntry/Object ID
2003.020.011Description
Metal "Macdonald's "Export" " cigarette tin, rectangular, shallow, with hinged lid. So-called "flat fifty" tin, for the number of cigarettes it held. Top and side finished with medium green, with narrow gold border. Underside is gold-finished and printed in green with manufacturer's trademark "W.C. Macdonald Inc.,/Manufacturers of Fine Mild/Cigarettes/Montreal" and other advertising. Underside also has scored lines at almost regular intervals. In upper left area of lid is "Macdonald's/Gold Standard/Virginia" in grey and gold. In central area of lid, on diagonal, is a depiction of the cigarette, labelled " "Export"/W.C. Macdonald Inc.", and below, " "Like a High Grade English Cigarette" ", in gold. In lower right area, in grey, is "Finest/Viriginia Leaf". On front of base " Macdonald's "Export" and on each side "50 "Export." "Acquisition
Notes
Accession Date: 10-Sep-03
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Holder, CigaretteNomenclature Sub-Class
Smoking & Recreational Drug EquipmentNomenclature Class
Personal GearNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsCreated By
Jones, IsabelCreate Date
October 15, 2003Update Date
September 29, 2026