Cigarette Tin

Name/Title

Cigarette Tin

Entry/Object ID

2014.041.001

Description

Rectangular metal cigarette tin with hinges lid, to contain 50 cigarettes. Lid has mustard yellow background. Outer, narrow border of small spaced blocks in yellow and gold. Inner raised border. Lid text block reads: “MILLBANK” in mustard yellow across red banner, “STRAIGHT CUT/ 50 CIGARETTES 50/ HIGHEST/ GRADE VIRGINIA TOBACCO”. Front reads “MILLBANK/ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES”. Sides read “50 MILLBANK 50”. Back reads “MILLBANK/ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES/ MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO OF CANADA LIMITED, MONTREAL, CANADA” Right side of back reads “QUALITY/ IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO./ OF CANADA LIMITED/ GUARANTEED”. Inside lid is gold-coloured, and reads “MILLBANK/ STRAIGHT CUT/ 50 CIGARETTES 50/ HIGHEST/ GRADE VIRGINIA TOBACCO”. Bottom is gold coloured, and reads “Factory No. 6, Port 10 – D./ NOTICE.-The Manufacturer of the Cigarettes/ herein contained has complied with all the requirements/ of the law. Every person is cautioned not to use this/ package for packing Cigarettes again, nor to use the/ stamp, nor the stamped wrappers upon the package,/ under the penalties provided by law in such cases.”

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 07-Sep-14

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

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

November 9, 2014

Update Date

October 1, 2026