Players Navy Cut
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Players Navy CutEntry/Object ID
2025.1.721Description
Players Navy Cut large (gift) cigarette boxContext
Navy Cut Tobacco was a brand of tobacco products, pipe and cigarette, originally manufactured by John Player & Sons) in Nottingham, England where it continued to be produced after Player's became a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland in 1901. Named "Player's Navy Cut," the brand gained popularity in Britain, Germany, and British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, later expanding to the United States.The brand's packaging featured a distinctive logo of a sailor in a 'Navy Cut' cap. The term "Navy Cut" reportedly originated from sailors' practice of binding tobacco leaves with string or twine, allowing the tobacco to mature under pressure, and then slicing off a "cut" for use. The product was also available in pipe tobacco form.Category
Tobacco & Smoking