Canadian Tobacco Tins Part 3: MacDonald Tobacco Company

Canadian Tobacco Tins Part 3: W.C. MacDonald Tobacco Company Click here to read Part 1: Imperial Tobacco Company, Part 2: Rock City Tobacco Company Although many others existed, there were four major tobacco companies active in Canada during the period most collectable tobacco tins were made. These tins are an integral part of the hobby and tins manufactured by the Canadian major tobacco companies: Imperial, Rock City, Tucketts, and MacDonald tobacco are featured in countless tin collection...

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Rock City Tobacco

Canadian Tobacco Tins Part 2: Rock City Tobacco Company

Canadian Tobacco Tins Part 2: Rock City Tobacco Company Click here to read Part 1: Imperial Tobacco Company Although many others existed, there were four major tobacco companies active in Canada during the period most collectible tobacco tins were made. These tins are an integral part of the hobby and tins manufactured by the Canadian major tobacco companies: Imperial, Rock City, Tucketts, and Macdonald are featured in countless tin collections. For most tin collectors, probably the most inter...

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Canadian Tobacco Tins Part 1: Imperial Tobacco

Canadian Tobacco Tins Part 1: Imperial Tobacco Co. Although many others existed, there were four major tobacco companies active in Canada during the period most collectable tobacco tins were made. These tins are an integral part of the hobby and tins manufactured by the Canadian major tobacco companies: Imperial, Rock City, Tucketts, and Macdonald are featured in countless tin collections. Imperial Tobacco Company, which was to become the giant of the Canadian tobacco industry began humbly as t...

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Lucky Strike History

Lucky Strike History Lucky Strike is one of the most well known tobacco and cigarette brands in the world and was extremely popular in the United States, especially from the 1920’s to the 1950’s. Many people don’t know that Lucky Strike was first introduced as a cut plug chewing tobacco and not as a cigarette in 1871 by the R.A. Patterson Tobacco Company based in Richmond, Virginia. The name Lucky Strike or “Luckies” is believed to be a reference to the gold rush in the Sierra Nevada region of...

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