Durham Tobacco

[D. Bergin]

They had a major advertising presence at the Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries Heavyweight Title fight in Reno, Nevada in 1910.

[canjond]

Actually guys - two things to add to this thread. First, and probably most important... Bull Durham is directly related to baseball "cards" (per se). The Fan for a Fan premiums were available only through coupons packaged in Bull Durham packs identical to the one pictured above. Hopefully someone can post a picture of a fan for a fan so everyone has a better idea of what I'm talking about.

Now, for the bad news, while I hold no opinion of he pack pictured above, these Bull Durham pouches were reproduced as an anniversary issue in the 1970s. They look nearly identical to the originals. The originals really are not that valuable, so reproductions were not made to deceive.

Found one...

Now that you guys mention the "Fan for a Fan" thing I think I remember an auction house had some of these a few yrs back. I believe they were quite valuable. Never the less I know the the pack is not of any important value but with how nice it is I figured get a few old advertisements and frame it together in a wall display case for my office. Guess my $2 was money well spent. I found another pack with another vendor for $10 but the label was torn and the pouch had staining on it. This one was well tucked way and I just caught a glimpse of the pouch and string. Asked a best price for it and bought it. Good ending to a crappy long day.

[BradH]

I purchased two of those exact packs at an antique mall near Springfield, Missouri in the late 1990s. I paid $10 each and the dealer had maybe 8 or 10 packs for sale. I remember that they had a sign posted that said, "Tobacco packs do not contain cards." I'm not sure if they're original packs or remakes from the 70s, but at least they make great display pieces and they always draw interest from anyone who looks at the stuff displayed in my office at work.