Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2919
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. diameter
Description:
A small tin cigarette canister with a yellow paper label printed in black, red and gold on the front with the words "W.D. & H.O. Wills'/ Goldflake/ Honey Dew./ W.D. & H.O. Wills./ Bristol & London./ 50 Cigarettes", and on the reverse "Every Genuine Gold Flake Cigarette bears the name W.D. & H.O. Wills." Manufacturer and product name embossed into the tin on the bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
