Tin, tobacco; St James's Tobacco Co (N.Z.) Ltd; [?]; CT81.1446h

Tin, tobacco; St James's Tobacco Co (N.Z.) Ltd; [?]; CT81.1446h
From

Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre Wahi Kahuika - the Meeting Place – a rest on your journey.

Name/Title

Tin, tobacco

About this object

Tobacco tin; a Kauri brand tobacco tin with hinged lid. The tin is red and white and printed with: "Kauri, Fine cut Virginia tobacco". Made in New Zealand by St James's Tobacco Co (NZ) Ltd.

Maker

St James's Tobacco Co (N.Z.) Ltd

Maker Role

Maker

Date Made

[?]

Place Made

Oceania, New Zealand, North Island, Auckland

Medium and Materials

processed material, metal

Inscription and Marks

Printed on the lid: 'KAURI / FINE CUT VIRGINIA TOBACCO' and around the base: 'FINE CUT KAURI TOBACCO / KAURI TWO OUNCES / 2 OZ. NET FACTORY WEIGHT / Made in New Zealand by ST. JAMES'S TOBACCO CO. OF N.Z. LTD / KAURI TWO OUNCES'

Measurements

h 22mm x l 110mm x w 81mm
Small

Subject and Association Keywords

technology, manufactures, tobacco industry

Credit Line

From the collection of Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika The Meeting Place "a rest on your journey".

Object Type

Container

Object number

CT81.1446h

Copyright Licence  

All rights reserved

This object is from
Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre Wahi Kahuika - the Meeting Place – a rest on your journey.   Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre Wahi Kahuika - the Meeting Place – a rest on your journey.
Tags

Smoking

tobacco

Share

Disclaimer/Re-use of images:

It is the sole responsibility of the contributing museum to supply accurate information, and to organise copyright clearance (if necessary) for any image that appears on NZ Museums. Before any re-use of images, permission must be obtained from the contributing museum. Please contact the contributing museum if you have concerns about the information or images or would like to find out more about using and ordering an image.

This website is a National Services Te Paerangi initiative