Box, cigarette

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OBJECT TYPE: MILD TOBACCO CIGARETTE
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0586.001

MANUFACTURER: Consolidated Tobacco Co. Inc.
MODEL: DAILY MAIL
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER/ CARDBOARD/ FOIL PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 13.7 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Consolidated
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1942
Canada: Unknown
Function: BOX USED FOR CONTAINING 'DAILY MAIL' CIGARETTES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: THE FRONT COVER READS: 'DAILY MAIL/ 16[CENTS]/ PLUS TAX/ OR TAXES/ A MILD CIGARETTE TOBACCO'/ THE RIGHT SIDE OF PACKAGE HAS A MFR'S STICKER READING: 'MADE IN CANADA FOR/ CONSOLIDATED TOBACCO CO. INC./ MONTREAL/ FACTORY NO. 1 PORT 10D'/ NEXT TO THIS STICKER IS ANOTHER WITH HALF OF IT IS TORN OFF READING: 'POUND/ 2/19/ POUND'/ THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOX HAS A STICKER READING: 'CANADA TOBACCO/ E2641913/ POUND/ 2/19'
Missing: MISSING ALL CIGARETTES & SOME STICKERS WHICH WERE PEALED OFF
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: THERE IS A PICTURE OF AN AIRPLANE FLYING OVER WATER/ THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF CIGARETTE PACKAGE HAS A MAP OF CANADA

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Consolidated Tobacco Co. Inc., Box, cigarette, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1991.0586, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0586.001/

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