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Originally Posted by tedzan
This has always puzzled me about the DRUM cards (circa 1910). The Drummond plant was in St Louis;
and, many T206 DRUM card finds have been from the St Louis area, However, printed on the backs of
the DRUM cards is "Factory 25".
This American Tobacco Co. plant was in Richmond, VA; and by Federal law these advertising premiums
had to be inserted in DRUM cigarette packs from VA.
Can someone here explain this contradiction ?
TED Z
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Perhaps the St Loo plant was shut down for some reason and the cigs had to be packaged in Richmond? Might help explain their rarity as they were never able to mfgr cigs in St Loo and far less Drum backs were printed in Richmond for this brand?