St. Bruno Standard Dark Flake Tobacco Sign, Richmond, VA. Ca. 1920

ST. BRUNO STANDARD FLAKE TOBACCO SIGN, DUBLIN, IRELAND. Ca. 1920

The Saint Bruno Standard Dark Flake Smoking Tobacco was a large seller for years, and still was in business as late as the 1970’s being sold in tobacco shops all around the European area as well as inside the United States.  This particular metal sign is very colorful, and certainly would have garnered the attention…

Old Virginia Cheroots Tobacco Sign. Circa 1920's

OLD VIRGINIA CHEROOTS TOBACCO SIGN, MINSTREL ACTORS! Ca. 1920’s

Featured here is a great image of the Old Virginia minstrel or quartet dance stage group.  These characters are dressed for a play, and are surely characters in the play given their unusual dress or costumes.  The Old Virginia Brand was one of the biggest selling tobacco brands for most of the 20th century era.

Baxter's Drum 5 Cent Cigar Tin Sign

BAXTER’S DRUM 5 CENT CIGAR’S BEATS ALL WITH THEIR OWN DRUM!

The Baxter Cigar brand certainly played their Drum Cigar brand well, as they created a advertising slogan saying they beat all.   What a better connotation of beating your competitors with a drum?    Certainly some early Madison Avenue Marketer developed the campaign which made sense.   However, the Baxter Drum Brand is no longer with us. …