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09-04-2005, 12:21 PM
Posted By: <b>robert a</b><p>Is the drum tobacco co. in t206/t205 the same drum that's still in 7/11 today?<br />robert a
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09-04-2005, 12:55 PM
Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p>Its a European brand of tobacco that was recently made in the US by Republic Tobacco,around 2000 i guess.It was popular in Europe before that but apparently the US version isnt as good<br /><br />I dont know of any t206 back brands that still exist
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09-04-2005, 04:22 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Though I am not sure, my guess is that it is not the same. Drum which contained T206s was a part of the American Tobacco Co. along with all the other T206 manufacturers. The Drum you see in 7/11 today is a spin-off from the Dutch tobacco company which made Drum rolling tobacco. It was only available as an import in the US until a few years ago. When all the American Tobacco companies started getting sued, Drum stopped selling in the US, even as an import. The current "Drum" is an American fake of the Dutch brand. Regardless of all this, being that it is a Dutch brand, I doubt it is the same Drum that was part of the American Tobacco Co. during T206 production years.<br />JimB
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09-04-2005, 08:56 PM
Posted By: <b>Damian</b><p>I smoked that Drum tobacco for years and have often wondered the same thing. Quite a coincedence if it is indeed not the same company or related to it somehow. I can concur that the Drum tobacco at 7/11 is an American knock off of Dutch "halfzwag shag" tobacco. I know because from around the late 90's till around 2000 I couln't buy Drum until the knock off came about. I would wonder if something similar happened several times in the past to keep the brand alive. I would tend to believe that this does have to be the closest tie brand name wise somehow to current cigarette brands that existed in 1909-11 that issued cards. If it is true, funny that Drum was one of the rarest backs then yet still is out there. Maybe just coincedence though as modern Drum is handroll tobacco and the only handroll or scrap tobacco then was of course Polar Bear. Anyone ever seen a Drum wrapper from T-Card period? Great question, I would love to hear anyone else's thoughts.<br /><br />D
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09-04-2005, 09:18 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I doubt this had anything to do with our beloved Drum backs but it looks period and is neat....<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1125889476.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1125889986.JPG">
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09-04-2005, 11:08 PM
Posted By: <b>Scott Elkins</b><p>The Drum cards we all enjoy were from VA.
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09-05-2005, 12:38 AM
Posted By: <b>BcD</b><p>so is Jerry Falwell !