I love the image of this tin advertising sign from the Cotterill, Fenner, and Company Tobacco Company in Dayton, OH, circa 1900. The image incorporates the Revolutionary war continental army solider in Trenton, N.J. when they were being led by George Washington. The Continental cut plug tobacco was used in pipes, cigars and cigarettes, and…
The John Hay brand of Cigars was featured on this beautifully embossed tin sign in the 1900 era. The Stewart, Newburger & Co. Limited were prolific cigar manufacturers in the early 1900’s in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania marketplace. Founded by Samuel and Lester Newburger, the Stewart, Newburger Tobacco Company was later renamed the Newburger Tobacco Co.…
I like this lithograph because it is very simple. If you chew Payroll Tobacco it will be a “Sure Winner”. Okay, how much more simple is an advertising campaign than that? Everyone wants to purchase a good high quality brand, and apparently if you bought Payroll tobacco you were going to get a winning or…
I have always loved this early 1900’s era tin advertising sign from the L. Kahner & Co. Cigar Makers based in New York City. The vibrant colors of this particular sign really pop, and the name “Fortune Teller” would certainly peek most peoples interest even today. The idea of a fortune teller being able to…
This rare lithograph is a beautiful example of an early advertisement from the one time leader of snuff tobacco, Leyman & Bro. Manufacturers, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the late 1800’s and early 1900 era. This particular lithograph shows a bunch of soldiers standing around admiring their product, and possibly one standing at a counter…
I love this old charger sign with the larger than life image of a rotund Prince Albert! I have always wondered if this brand changed their image for the prince character on purpose? In later years the prince was featured as a debonair character in a dark black suit, looking very dapper. The latter image…
I have always loved this bulldog mascot or logo for the Mastiff brand of cut plug tobacco. Proudly displayed boldly, the dog represented strength and perhaps the quality of the cut plug tobacco given a bulldog’s strength. This is not the only tobacco can with a bulldog featured, and in fact, their are several other…
The Tom Moore brand of cigars was made by the Niles & Moser Company for over 75 years, a long time in the tobacco industry where there were literally over a hundred different brands in many of the largest cities in the United States in the early 1900’s. This particular brand obviously didn’t need much…
The A. Hussey Leaf Company was a huge seller of tobacco related smoking mixtures used primarily for pipe smokers, cigarette rollers, and cigar manufacturing companies. The Hussey Leaf Company often featured prominent actresses or singers of the era, all woman, and all beautiful. This company while only advertising Chicago, IL on this particular lithograph often…
The well known Gumpert Brothers Manufacturing plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was well known on the eastern coast for making a great cigar. One of their most famous brands was the Full Weight 5 cent cigar brand, of which this lithograph clearly demonstrates that weight and getting the most for your money was important. Hence, the…