Museum number:

APM 29.109

Subcollection:

labels and tobacco wrappers

Title:

cigarette box

Keyword:

view on Manhattan, "COCKTAIL"

Description:

Sigarettendooswikkel van papier met staande rechthoekige rondom bedrukt in vier kleuren op de voorzijde bovenaan “COCKTAIL”, eronder een rij wolkenkrabbers, daaronder op de onderrand "CIGARETTES SPECIALLY MIXED BY UNITED CIGARETTES FACTORIES BRANDCHES PITTSBURG - PENSYLVANIA U.S.A.", op de smalle kanten links "20 COCKTAIL SUPER VIRGINIA" en rechts "NOTICE: THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW WITH WHICH WE HAVE COMPLIED IN CASE ANY PERSON MAKES USE OF THE PACKAGE FOT CIGARETTES AGAIN REMOVING THE STAMP THEREON OR REMOVING CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE WITHOUT DESTROYING SAID STAMP. WE BAG TO DRAW THIS SPECIAL ATTENTION OF SMOKERS TO OUR ESQUISITE CIGARETTES WHICH ARE MADE OF THE FINEST AND CHOICEST TOBACCO BLENDED SPECIALLY FOR EVERY TASTE.", onderzijde "20 COCKTAIL CIGARETTES SUPER VIRGINIA ", aan de achterzijde bovenaan “COCKTAIL”, eronder in lijst de Amerikaanse adelaar met in de klauwen de Stars and Stripes en "COCKTAIL SUPER VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ARE BLENDED OF THE FINEST VIRGINIA TOBACCOS", aan de basis "UNITED CIGARETTES FACTORIES BRANDCHES PITTSBURG – PENSYLVANIA.U.S.A. ". Keerzijde onbedrukt.

Date:

Period

1920 - 1930

Dimensions:

General	Height	6.42 in (16.3 cm)
	Width	3.9 in (9.9 cm)