Not just any old box

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Posted By: <b>Keith O'Leary</b><p><P><IMG src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/vwtdi55/Misc/box-just-a-box.jpg"><IMG src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/vwtdi55/Misc/box-not-just-a-box.jpg"><BR><IMG src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/vwtdi55/Misc/box-stamp.jpg"><FONT face=Verdana size=2> </FONT></P><P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>A good collecting friend of mine and I share pieces of our collections with each other once in a while and last night he teased me with the first picture. Wanted me to guess what was in it <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>. I love vintage original packaging and know some of you do as well so I asked him if I could share it.</FONT></P>

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>thanks for sharing that.<br /><br /><br />I am not that learned with the unopened packs.... should those have cards in them?<br /><br /><br />If so...<br />those boxes wouldn't last a week in my house.<br /><br />I would rip each one open....<br />of course - with my luck - I would be left with 8 commons - and even though I just opened up the 100 year old box - and was the first person to touch them in that time... SGC would deem them all Authentic due to evidence of trimming. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>What a great set of images... And the first one he sent, I would have never guessed. I saw it and thought it a game box.<br /><br />Any idea about the geographic origins of your friend's find?? Whee and when?<br /><br />Thanks for posting!<br /><br />Frank.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>The box looks deep...are there more than eight packs there? Gee, you've got to open one up- and if a T206 shows up, open them all. I don't know enough about the tax stamps to recognize if those are ca. 1910.

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Posted By: <b>Brian Weisner</b><p> Hi Keith,<br /> Nice piece, but not from the T206 period. I have never seen that type of carton before, but it's a great way to display the product on the counter. <br /> I have a picture of a 500 pack carton from the 20's that I have posted before, I'll see If I can post it again. Be well Brian<br /><br />PS Keith, I recently purchased a Piedmont tin that included 100 Cigarettes from the 1909-11 period that I have never see before. Any thoughts? lmk Brian<br /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1158239305.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1158239329.JPG"> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm guessing they sold singles......

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Posted By: <b>Donald Miller</b><p>Keith,<br /> <br />Although I quit smoking five months ago, I would start again if you would send me a pack of these cigarettes. I would open them and smoke with gusto as I examined the card that hopefully I would find inside. Is it a deal?<br /><br />Don(ready to smoke) in Dakota

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Posted By: <b>joe brennan</b><p>Don, Congrads on kicking the habit. It's a tuff road to follow. For me, I can't give up my vices. <br><br>People said it was a million dollar wound. But the government must keep that money, cause I ain't never seen a penny of it.

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Posted By: <b>Keith O'Leary</b><p><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>"box top measures approx 9" x 12"</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>pack measures approx 3" x 4 1/2" </FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>got it at a NH antique coop....I left offers 3-4 weekends.</FONT></STRONG><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Finally, the guy accepted. I never could have afforded his</STRONG></FONT></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>"list" price.</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>my guess is I got it somewhere around 1990-1995....</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>think it's a 1902 item, before the t-206 </FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>era. but it sure looks nice, doesnt it ?</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wanted to open one pack, but i was told it would be</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>blasphemous to do such a thing.....it made sense, as all I'd</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>get is old tobacco</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>oh, well...the pics are great....the box is nondescript, but the</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>inside is a real gem."</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>The stamps do have a 1902 date and therefore it is doubtful if there are any cards in them. The box is meant to hold more packs but only 8 came with the purchase.</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian, I've seen the picture that great 500 pack carton but never have I seen a Piedmont tin like this one, looks just like a carton. Is it "paper"ed or "litho"ed? Also a very nice companion / display piece.</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV> </DIV></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML>

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Posted By: <b>Brian Weisner</b><p><br /> Hi Keith,<br /> Awesome pickup!! It's amazing that any of these unopened items are still around.<br /><br />The Piedmont Tin is smaller than a carton and evidently held 100 single cigarettes. I thought it might be a carton when I bought it, but was pleasantly surprised when it arrived. It's from FActory 25 2nd dist of VA and has a Dewitt Clinton 100 cigarettes tax stamp series of 1910 act of aug 5, 1910. <br /> The fact that it has advertising inside the top makes me think it sat on the counter to sell singles, but maybe they sold these to chain smokers or 5 pack a day guys. Too bad they didn't insert something like t200's in these.<br /> Be well Brian<br /><br /><br />PS I will be looking out for ugly boxes with nice insides......<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1158266621.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1158266665.JPG">