Catching up on the recent posts, love 'em. Following in footsteps of Henry, Jon and others, sharing a smattering of my collection.
Goodwin Items (outside of cigarettes)
The attached images are a collection of some of my non-cigarette items from Goodwin. For Goodwin, it was the early success here that eventually led to cigarette production in the late 1870s and the baseball cards some ten years later.
Chewing and smoking tobacco (for pipe & later cigarette) would become the main staples for Goodwin starting in 1843 with Patent Pressed tobacco. Other brands would follow including Yellow Bank, Welcome, and eventually Old Judge. These early tobacco brands were packaged within rectangular cubes of tin foil and/or paper.
The first picture shows the items are in approximate chronological order left (early) to right (later). The early Eben Goodwin & Brother crates (circa 1843-1862) have some serious lumber whereas by late 1870s we see far less wood and sometimes only cardboard.
I also have a couple dozen tinfoils and paper labels of various Goodwin brands that complement the boxes/cartons. My collection is merely a sampling of what is out there, and I welcome others to share anything they might have.
As with all our collectibles we owe thanks to those who cared for them before us. Shout out to Jay Miller, Henry Moses, and several others for making this collection possible.