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Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco Tins & Advertisement 1929

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco Tins & Advertisement 1929
Offered for sale is a fine collection of Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco Tins and framed advertisement. The lot features four tins and a framed advertisement from the Saturday Evening Post in January 5, 1929. In 1877, Charles Dunning Larus and Herbert Clinton Larus purchased the Harris Tobacco Company at 1917 E. Franklin Street in Richmond, thus forming the partnership of Larus & Brother Company. Herbert Clinton Larus died in 1882 and his nephew, William Thomas Reed, became general manger and partner in the company. For the next ninety-two years, the Larus and Reed families operated one of the nation’s most successful small tobacco firms. Known internationally for its Edgeworth pipe tobacco, Larus was an important member of Richmond’s tobacco community until 1974, when it closed. The pieces are in good condition showing some wear indicative with age, such as small scratches and varnish. The framed advertisement measures 15 1/8" L x 12 1/4" W