METAL BOX, CIGARETTE
T1980.2
Flat opening lid. Label is in Navy blue turquoise green and white on gold background. Script on top and, same inside lid "Medium Strength \ `CAPSTAN' \ Registered \ Navy cut \ Cigarettes \ W.D. & H.O. Wills \ (Australi Ltd., SYDNEY. Script on all 4 sides of lid starting front. "25 capstan oval cigarettes (Heavy weights) \ Heavy Weights \ manufactured from carefully selected Virginian tobaccos \ Heavy weights". On base is "3\4" stamped in the metal.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | T1980.2 |
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| Accession Date: | 10 Jan 1980 |
Material
| Metal | metal, tin plate |
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| Metal/Metal |
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| Tin/Metal |
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Measurement
| length | 110mm |
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| width | 70mm |
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| height | 20mm |
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