Tobacco package
ca. 1909
Place madeUnited States, North America
Carboard, cotton, paper, foil, wood, tobacco
Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 3/4 in. (8.9 × 7 × 1.9 cm)
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
2830h
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
DescriptionCardboard cigar box printed all over with different breeds of dogs filled with eleven packages of tobacco and three packages of matches; the brands include, Bingo tobacco, Nine Ninety Nine tobacco, Clear the Track tobacco, Hubbard's VA Belle tobacco , Pointer Matches and Byam, Carlton and Co. matches.Markingsprinted: on Clear the Track's package: "CLEAR THE TRACK/ SMOCKING TOBACCO./ MANUFACTURED BY/ WIDEO WATSON/ A MELLOW BLEND/ OF CHOICE OLD VIRGINIA/ TOBACCO/ FACTORY NO> 221, 6th DISTRICT VA.,/ ..."
ProvenanceThe Folk Art Collection of Elie NadelmanClassificationsSMOKING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
