"Dutchman"

ca. 1912

Metal

Overall: 7 1/2 in. × 5 3/4 in. (19.1 × 14.6 cm)

Gift of Bella C. Landauer

2002.1.479

The American Tobacco Company issued a set of six "Roly Poly" tobacco tins in 1912. Named for their bulbous shape, each tin depicted a common stereotype of the era: Mammy, Singing Waiter, Satisfied Customer, Dutchman, Scotland Yard, and Storekeeper. Four different brands of tobacco were distributed in these tins: Mayo's, Dixie Queen, Red Indian, and U.S. Marine, with each tin holding approximately a pound of tobacco.

Description"Roly Poly" tobacco tin in the shape of a rotund man, with lithographed white shirt, red kerchief, and hand holding a long Dutch-style pipe on the base and on the cap a blond man's head with a smiling face; on the back an advertisment for "Mayo's Cut Plug" tobacco; bottom reads: "This 'Brownie' tin comes in different designs / Get a Collection / This brand of tobacco has been before the public for / a great number of years-in quality it stands unsurpassed."

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