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Chewing Tobacco Packet
Chewing Tobacco Packet

Chewing Tobacco Packet

Retailer (American, founded 1847)
Date1848-1869
MediumPaper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 2in. (1.9 x 9.2 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Objects
Credit LineProbably a gift of the G. Fox & Co. Centennial Collection
DescriptionRectangular folded paper packet containing tobacco. The faded blue paper is printed in black ink and reads, "Mrs. G.B. Miller & Co. / FINE CUT. / No. 36 Broadway, / Andrew H. Mickle & Sons / Successors, / NEW-YORK."
The back of the package reads, "[N]o. 36 BROADWAY / Formerly 110 110 Water St."
Object number1948.16.12
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Collections
G. Fox & Co. Centennial Collection, 1948.16.6  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
1848-1859
1948.16.5.2
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