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'Melrose' Smoking Tin.; 2011.23.1
Name/Title
'Melrose' Smoking Tin.
'Melrose' Smoking Tin.
About this object
'Melrose' Branded Cigarette/Tobacco Tin. Blue, Red, Yellow Painted Metal.
Inscription on exterior lid, " UNSURPASSED FOR ROLLING CIGARETTES/ MELROSE SMOKING TOBACCO/ IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, WELLINGTON." Inscription on exterior side, "2 0ZS. NET WEIGHT WHEN PACKED."
'Melrose' Branded Cigarette/Tobacco Tin. Blue, Red, Yellow Painted Metal.
Inscription on exterior lid, " UNSURPASSED FOR ROLLING CIGARETTES/ MELROSE SMOKING TOBACCO/ IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, WELLINGTON." Inscription on exterior side, "2 0ZS. NET WEIGHT WHEN PACKED."
Medium and Materials
Painted Metal.
Painted Metal.
Inscription and Marks
Inscription on exterior lid, " UNSURPASSED FOR ROLLING CIGARETTES/ MELROSE SMOKING TOBACCO/ IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, WELLINGTON." Inscription on exterior side, "2 0ZS. NET WEIGHT WHEN PACKED."
Inscription on exterior lid, " UNSURPASSED FOR ROLLING CIGARETTES/ MELROSE SMOKING TOBACCO/ IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, WELLINGTON." Inscription on exterior side, "2 0ZS. NET WEIGHT WHEN PACKED."
Measurements
108mm (Width), 80mm (Length), 29mm (Height).
108mm (Width), 80mm (Length), 29mm (Height).
Object Type
tin
tin
Object number
2011.23.1
2011.23.1
Tags
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karma Kerr30 Dec 2011 03:56 AM,UTC
Hello, i have one of these tins in excellent condition, what year did these come out?