T card era cigarette packs

[Cerberus]

As you surmised, Steve, and as Barry confirmed, the Polar Bear pack is indeed noticeably larger than the Honest Long Cut. The tax stamp/band is also larger, and longer, as you suggested.

I measured the packs roughly and found the Polar Bear to approximate 4 7/8" x 3 1/4" x 1 1/4". The HLC pictured below, approximates 4 1/4" x 2 5/8" x 1 1/8". Take a look below:

[willworkforT206]

Barry and Cerberus - thanks for the Polar Bear pack/pouch size details. That's very helpful.

Now if I could just get my hands on one!

Steve

[canjond]

Here's another rare one - similar in size to the Polar Bear pouch...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by canjond

Here's another rare one - similar in size to the Polar Bear pouch...

Hey Jon
That is a great Miner's Extra pack. Do you know if a card might have come in it?

[canjond]

Leon- this is the only style Miner's Extra I have ever seen (and I have only seen 5 or 6 of them at that). However, dating the pack is particularly troublesome as the tax stamps do not bear dates or overprinting. I actually have two of them - the one pictured and one that is just a tad nicer. I bought them 10 years apart, and both are the same (ie, no definitive date).

[Cerberus]

............beautiful Miner's Extra pack. In that you have two of them, do we feel a "you-tube public pack opening," coming on? All the best,

Michael

[canjond]

Michael - Nope... never had the desire :-) I'll leave that to someone else!

[ethicsprof]

i was sure hoping that you'd be the winner of this one, ole buddy!!

all the best,
barry

[canjond]

Thanks Barry but not I. I do hope the winner is a board member as I'd love to see scans of some of the lot.