Object Record
| Object Name | Cigarette |
| Title | Pack of "Richmond Straight Cut" cigarettes |
| Catalog Number | 1998.49.422 |
| Date | 1939-1941 |
| Material(s) | Paper/Cellophane/Tobacco |
| Description | This is a white package of "Richmond Straight Cut Cork Tip Cigarettes", on the front of the package there are many label written in gold, green, and red. From top to bottom the package reads; "The Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 Cigarettes/ Cork Tip/ Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A./ Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Successor/ Manufacturer" In the left had corner of the package there is an image of a colonial man smoking a cigarette, below him is a gold box with green writing on the inside, it reads "These Cigarettes Are Made From The Highest Cost And Most Delicately Flavored Tobacco Grown In Virginia." In the lower left hand corner there is a label written in green that says; "Factory No. 25 Dist. of Virginia-Notice - The Manufacturer Of The Cigarettes Herein Contained Has Complied With All The Requirements of Law Every Person Is Cautioned Not To Use Either This Package For Cigarettes Again Or The Stamp Thereon Again Nor To Remove The Contents Of This Package Without Destroying Said Stamp Under The Penalties Provided By Law In Such Cases." |
| Collection | University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Collection |
| People |
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company |
| Subjects |
Tobacco Smoking Cigarettes |
| Search Terms |
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Tobacco cigarettes |
| Physical Holder | Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |