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"John Cotton's Finest Smoking Tobacco" Container.; 2011.1 1 A+B
Name/Title
"John Cotton's Finest Smoking Tobacco" Container.
"John Cotton's Finest Smoking Tobacco" Container.
About this object
"John Cotton's Finest Smoking Tobacco" tin container. Detachable lid with the the inscription, "John cotton LTD Trademark/ Restricted. Edinburgh."
Inscription on paper printed label, "By appointment cigar merchants to the late King George VI. John Cotton LTD./ John Cottons Finest Smoking Tobacco Nos 1 & ? (unrecognisable)." "Net weight 2oz/ Trademark JC/ John Cotton LTD/ Established 1770/ Manufactured in Edinburgh, Scotland."
"John Cotton's Finest Smoking Tobacco" tin container. Detachable lid with the the inscription, "John cotton LTD Trademark/ Restricted. Edinburgh."
Inscription on paper printed label, "By appointment cigar merchants to the late King George VI. John Cotton LTD./ John Cottons Finest Smoking Tobacco Nos 1 & ? (unrecognisable)." "Net weight 2oz/ Trademark JC/ John Cotton LTD/ Established 1770/ Manufactured in Edinburgh, Scotland."
Medium and Materials
Tin and Paper
Tin and Paper
Inscription and Marks
Inscription on lids, "John cotton LTD Trademark/ Restricted. Edinburgh."
Inscription on paper printed label, "By appointment cigar merchants to the late King George VI. John Cotton LTD./ John Cottons Finest Smoking Tobacco Nos 1 & ? (unrecognisable)." "Net weight 2oz/ Trademark JC/ John Cotton LTD/ Established 1770/ Manufactured in Edinburgh, Scotland."
Inscription on lids, "John cotton LTD Trademark/ Restricted. Edinburgh."
Inscription on paper printed label, "By appointment cigar merchants to the late King George VI. John Cotton LTD./ John Cottons Finest Smoking Tobacco Nos 1 & ? (unrecognisable)." "Net weight 2oz/ Trademark JC/ John Cotton LTD/ Established 1770/ Manufactured in Edinburgh, Scotland."
Measurements
230mm Circumference, 71mm Diameter, 80mm Height.
230mm Circumference, 71mm Diameter, 80mm Height.
Object Type
tin
tin
Object number
2011.1 1 A+B
2011.1 1 A+B
Tags
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Debra27 May 2012 23:33 PM,UTC
Sorry Colleen, I dont know any value for this tin.Colleen Della Volpe26 May 2012 20:35 PM,UTC
Hello, I have the same tin and have researching on the web. I can not find out anything about it. Do you know its value?