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ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA
ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA

ANTIQUE ALLEN AND GINTERS CUBE CUT SMOKING MIXTURE TOBACCO TIN RICHMOND VIRGINA

$ 18.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: This tin is 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 2 1/4 inches in height. It has a paper label with some wear as shown in photo. It has a wire that goes inside the tin with holder on the bottom the tin this is how it was made.
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    Description

    This Allen and Ginters Tobacco tin is a great find.
    The firm of Allen & Ginter was founded in 1865.
    [1]
    In 1882 Allen retired, leaving Ginter, who retained the firm name despite taking on one John Pope as new partner.
    [1]
    The first tobacco company to employ female labor, by 1886 they had 1,100 employees, predominantly girls, who rolled the cigarettes.
    [1]
    The company offered a prize for the invention of a machine able to roll cigarettes (which until then had been hand-rolled).
    James Albert Bonsack
    won this prize with his 1880/81 invention. Because it was not completely reliable, all but one of the large tobacco manufacturers declined to buy the machine.
    James Buchanan Duke
    did buy this cigarette rolling machine in 1885 and used it to great success; by 1890 he had consolidated his four major competitors, including Allen & Ginter, and formed the
    American Tobacco Company
    .
    [2]
    The "Allen & Ginter Company" was no more, but Lewis Ginter sat on the board of the American Tobacco Company.
    Trading Cards
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    ]
    An Allen & Ginter
    baseball card
    of
    Charles Comiskey
    , issued in 1887 (N28).
    The cigarette brands of Allen & Ginter included Richmond Gems, Virginia Brights, Perfection, Dandies and Little Beauties. There were various tobacco era sets released as promotional items for these products. The most popular and highly sought after of these sets is the
    1888 N28 Allen & Ginter card set
    .
    [3]
    In 2006 Topps resurrected the Allen & Ginter trading card brand name. As of 2012 it remains one of their most popular, highest selling brands in their product lineup.
    Under the Topps banner, Allen & Ginter cards began to feature hand painted cards of current baseball players as well as various insert sets featuring standout athletes in other sports, pop culture icons, and historical figures ranging from
    Wee-Man
    to
    Davy Crockett
    and everything in between.
    [4]
    From 2006-2009
    Dick Perez
    was commissioned to hand paint special one of one insert cards in the style of Allen & Ginter. Perez created 30 art cards each of those years featuring the prominent stars of the game.
    [5]