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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Tobacco Trade and Industry
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Tobacco
- Creators:
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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1750-1965undated
- Languages:
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Collection is inEnglish. Some materials are inSpanish,French,German,Danish, andChinese.
- Physical Description:
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11.35 Cubic feetconsisting of 20 boxes, 8 folder, 30 oversize folders, 17 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.
- Repository:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Tobacco Trade and Industry forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This subject category, "Tobacco Trade and Industry," consists of materials related to the tobacco trade and industry. This subject category provides an extensive record of the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century tobacco industry with materials for consumers, traders, and distributors. It forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Collection Division I: Business Ephemera and Division II: Oversize Materials.
Series 1, Tobacco and Tobacco Related Product Ephemera, 1781-1965, undated, is the largest portion of the tobacco related materials. This series is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer and distributor name. The materials consist of advertising cards, scraps, trade catalogs, price lists, pamphlets, labels, correspondence on letterhead stationery, bills, receipts, illustrations from periodicals, printed advertisements, periodicals, newspaper clippings, broadsides, shipping documents, handbills, premiums, promotional items, announcements, and business cards. The majority of materials are from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth- century and were created primarily for consumers, traders and distributors. Most of the materials are from the East Coast and there is a large amount of undated material. Ethnic imagery and images of women and children are prominently featured in this series. The location of the company is given when known.
Series 2, Patents and Trademarks, 1875-1904, is arranged alphabetically by patent and trademark applicants. With illustrations and descriptions, many patent and trademark documents come from East Coast patent offices during the 1870s. While this series is limited in scope, it provides numerous examples of the patenting of tobacco brand names and other related products. Additionally, it contains many images of minorities, women, and a variety of ethnic imagery.
Series 3, Bills of Lading, 1833-1925, is arranged alphabetically by location with foreign locations comprising one folder. The materials date from the late nineteenth century, and the majority is from the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This series not only tells a great deal about shipping and importing, but it also provides detailed information about the parties, countries, and people involved in the process of shipping tobacco around the world. Although the collection is somewhat varied, the majority of the bills of lading have date stamps, detailed port information, and information about the imported tobacco itself. Other locations include Maryland, New York, Cuba, and foreign locales.
Series 4, Lithographs, undated, is a series of labels for packages and products arranged alphabetically. It is a great resource for the study of early American advertising. Although most of the product labels are undated, they are probably of the late nineteenth to early twentieth- century. The majority of companies were based in New York, New York.
Series 5, Ephemera and Photographs, 1750-1957, undated, is arranged and organized by type of material. This series is comprised of general images, cigar store Indian images, auction lists, packing for tobacco products, and advertising cards, and contains a wealth of documentation of the American tobacco market. One of the best resources of this series is its collection of cigar bands. There are two photographs within this series, one depicting the exterior of a tobacco shop and another photograph of ladies working with shade grown tobacco, most likely in Connecticut. This series contains a copy of the Burr McIntosh photograph, "Leaves of Desire".
Series 6, Publications, 1742-1962, undated, consist of articles, books, pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals. One of the most useful portions of this series is the anti-tobacco related publications. The series contains tobacco-related articles. In addition to a few articles about tobacco companies, there are publications that contemplate the issues behind smoking. This series also contains tobacco related clippings from magazines and periodicals. Directories are also included in this series. The sheer variety of the material is vast, including essays from The Farm Quarterly and United States government documents. Tobacco is the only unifying factor. Researchers may be interested in La Santa Yerba, a late nineteenth-century book containing verses and other reflections on the tobacco plant itself.
Administration
Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons and Nicole Blechynden
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Tobacco Trade and Industry is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Using the Collection
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Forms Part Of
Forms Part Of
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.
More Information
Brand Name Index
Brand Name Index
The following is a list of brand names for various tobacco products and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for tobacco. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known.
Brand Name
Manufacturer/Dealer
Adonis
Waldorf-Astoria Sugar Company
A. Hussey
Leaf Tobacco Company
All Red Scrap
Spaulding & Merrick
Alligator
Pierre Lorillard
Almighty Dollar
Roig & Langsdorf, LTD.
American Eagle
Barker, K.C. & Company
Anglo-Egyptian
Anderson, John & Company
Ante Fine (Cut)
Pierre Lorillard
Apollo Egyptian
Crescent Tobacco Company
Ateshian Bagdad
Ateshian Company
Bagdad
Pierre Lorillard
Bag Pipe
Pierre Lorillard
Banner
Banner Company
Banner
American Tobacco Company
Bay State
Brewer, Clarks & Sons
Bee
Pierre Lorillard
Beech-Nut
Pierre Lorillard
Belle of Turkey
Pierre Lorillard
Between the Acts
Pierre Lorillard
Between the Acts
Thomas Hall Company
Bibber Cigarettes
American Tobacco Company
Bijou
S. Busnitz & Company
Birdseye
British-American Company
Birdseye
Akhbar Shah
B & L
S. Busnitz & Company
Black Bird
Baumann-Ashley Company
Black Joe Dark Plug
American Tobacco Company
Black & Tan
Pierre Lorillard
Black & Tan
Annen Tobacco Company
Blended Stock
American Tobacco Company
Blot
Pierre Lorillard
Blue Peter
Blue Peter Company
Bock y Ca
Benson & Hedges
Boot Jack
John Finzer
Boss Bite
Pierre Lorillard
Brand M
S. Monday & Son
Briar
Spaulding & Merrick
Bright Sweet Emerald
Pierre Lorillard
Briggs
Pierre Lorillard
Brotherhood
Pierre Lorillard
Buffalo Head
Bland Tobacco Company
Bull Durham
American Tobacco Company Smoking Tobacco
Bull's Eye
Pierre Lorillard
Bull's Eye
Peerless (Kimball)
Buzz Long
Pierre Lorillard
Cabana
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Cabanas
Benson & Hedges
Cabarga
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Cameo
W. Duke & Son
Canada
American Tobacco Company
Canoe
Spence
Cap Sheaf
Pierre Lorillard
Capadura
R.C. Brown & Company
Capadura De La Reina
R.C. Brown & Company
Capadura Olivette
R.C. Brown & Company
Capadura Patience
R.C. Brown & Company
Capital
G.W. Gail
Captive
Pierre Lorillard
Catlin's Twin Sisters
American Tobacco Company
Cavendish
Pierre Lorillard
Century
Peter Lorillard
Challenge
Pierre Lorillard
Chesterfield
Ligget & Myers
Circassian Girls
Pierre Lorillard
Clay, Henry
Benson & Hedges
Climax
Peter Lorillard
Clipper
American Tobacco Company
Coca
Drummond
Comet
Pierre Lorillard
Common Sense
American Tobacco Company
Conchas
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Consols
Consolidated Co.
Continental Cubes
Continental Tobacco Company
Cools
Brown & Williams Company
Cork (Number 1)
Benson & Hedges
Cork Tip #2
Benson & Hedges
Cornucopia
American Tobacco Company
Corona
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Crown
Benson & Hedges
Cute
Merchants Cigar Factory
Dainties
Allen & Ginter
Dainties
American Tobacco Company
Defiance
D. Hirsch
Derby
Felener, F.W. Company
Diamond
Allen & Ellis
Dixie
Dixie Allen & Ginter
Dogtail
Peter Lorillard
Drawing Room
Pierre Lorillard
Dubec
Allen & Ginter
Dubec
American Tobacco Company
Duke of Durham
American Tobacco Company
Duke's Best
American Tobacco Company
Duke's Cameo
American Tobacco Company
Duke's Mixture
American Tobacco Company
Eagle Principe
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Egyptian
Pierre Lorillard
Egyptian Deities
American Tobacco Company
Egyptian Dreams
Rappaport
Egyptian Luxury
American Tobacco Company
Egyptian Temple Lorillard, Peter
Pierre Lorillard
Egyptian Straights
American Tobacco Company
El Muezzin #1
Benson & Hedges
El Muezzin #2
Benson & Hedges
Embassy
Pierre Lorillard
Emerald
Pierre Lorillard
Etc., Etc.
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Eureka
Peter Lorillard
Excelsior
American Tobacco Company
Extra Eagle
B. Leidersdorf & Company
Excelsior #1
American Tobacco Company
Extra Mild #3
Benson & Hedges
Extra Mild Mild #4
Benson & Hedges
Fair Play
American Tobacco Company
Favorite
Cameron & Cameron
Felgner's Mohawk
American Tobacco Company
Fine Brother
Finzer, John
Flagman
American Tobacco Company
Fontica
Brewer, Clark & Sons
Forget-Me-Not
Pierre Lorillard
Fortunato Bianco
American Tobacco Company
Fragrant Vanity Fair
American Tobacco Company
Friends
Pierre Lorillard
Full Dress
American Tobacco Company
Gaiety
Bland Tobacco Co.
Gail & Ax's Navy
American Tobacco Co.
Genuine Durham
Blackwell, W.T. & Co.
Globe
McGraw, Walker
Gold Extra Fine #1
Benson & Hedges
Gold #2
Benson & Hedges
Gold Rope
Wilson & McNally
Golden Back
Pioneer Tobacco Co.
Golden Bell
Pierre Lorillard
Golden Bright
Pierre Lorillard
Golden Culprit
Peter Lorillard
Golden Light
American Tobacco Co.
Golden Light
Kimball & Co.
[Golden S?]
[Unknown]
Golden Thread
American Tobacco Co.
Good Luck
Cotterill & Fenner Co.
Good Luck
Drummond
Good Smoke
Pierre Lorillard
Gondola
Pierre Lorillard
Greek Slave
Commonwealth Tobacco Co.
Green Turtle
Pierre Lorillard
Greenback
American Tobacco Co.
Greenback
Marburg Brothers
Grizzly
Pierre Lorillard
Gypsy Queen
Goodwin
Happy Thought
Pierre Lorillard
Happy Thought
Wilson McNally
Hard A Port
Thompson & C. Moors
Hard Plan
H.M. Ferguson
Hard Tack
American Tobacco Co.
Havana Consul Penete
Pierre Lorillard
Havana Mixture
Allen & Ginter
Havana Segar
Waldorf-Astoria Segar Co.
Havannah
Amber & Co.
Hazel Nut
John J. Bagley
Helma
Pierre Lorillard
Helmar Turkish
American Tobacco Company
His Majesty's
Benson & Hedges
Hoffman House Magnum
Pierre Lorillard
Honest
American Tobacco Co.
Honey Dew
John Anderson & Co.
Horse Shoe
Cotterill & Fenner
Horse Shoe
Drummond
Hoyt's Medium
American Tobacco Co
Hunki-Dori
Chapin Stuart & Co.
Hunter
H.M. Ferguson
Ideal
Pierre Lorillard
Imperial Cavendish
Allen & Ginter
Imperialette
S. Monday
Imported
Benson & Hedges
Improved Shorts
Pierre Lorillard
India House
Pierre Lorillard
Indian
Amber & Company
Ivanhoe
American Tobacco Co.
I. X.L.
American Tobacco Co.
Jack & Jill
American Tobacco Co.
Jack Rose
Pierre Lorillard
John Dew
Kaufmann, A.G
Jolly Tar
Continental Tobacco Co.
Just Suits
Pierre Lorillard
Kaiser (Gold Tip)
A.B.C. Importation Co.
Karam
Aslan Brothers
Kensington
Brucker & Boghein
Kismen
Strater Brothers
Kool
Kool Brown & Williamson Co.
La Corona (Plain)
A.B.C. Importation Co.
La Corona
Benson & Hedges
La Flor de Cuba
Benson & Hedges
La Marquise
American Tobacco Co.
La Rosa
Clark Brewer & Sons
Latest English
American Tobacco & Sons
Leather Stocking
C. Bickel
Level Head
Pierre Lorillard
Libertad
Clark Brewer & Sons
Lime Kiln Club
Bagley & Company
Little Drummer
Drummond
Little Joker
American Tobacco Co.
Little Joker
G.W. Gail
Little Rhody
Pierre Lorillard
Little Sparks
F.W. Felener
London Life
American Tobacco Co.
Londres
Clark Brewer & Sons
Long Cut
W. & Son Duke
Lorillard's Stripped
Pierre Lorillard
Louisiana Perique
Allen & Ginter
Lucky Strike
American Tobacco Co.
Lucky Strike
R.A. Petterson
Luscious Luxury
Pierre Lorillard
Luxury
American Tobacco Co.
Lyceum
Duke & Son
Mail Pouch
Block Brothers
Manilla
Amber & Company
Matinee
Oliver & Robinson
Match
Bland Tobacco Co.
Mecca
American Tobacco Co.
Mechanic's Delight
Pierre Lorillard
Melachrino
L. Melachrino
Mellowleaf
Commonwealth Tobacco Co.
Melrose
British-American Co.
Melrose
Marburg Brothers
Mercedes (Gold Tip)
A.B.C. Importation Co.
Mexican
Amber & Co.
Mild Number 2
Pierre Lorillard
Miner's Stript
Pierre Lorillard
Mogul Egyptian
American Tobacco Co.
Moon Spot
Van Slyke & Horton
Mule Ear
Wellman & Dwire Co.
Murad
American Tobacco Co.
Myrtle Navy
American Tobacco Co.
Napoleons
Allen & Ginter
Navy
G.W. Gail
Nebo
Pierre Lorillard
Neptune
Adams, J.L.
Neptune
Buchanan & Lyalls
New Cross Bar
Drummond
Nigger Head
American Tobacco Co.
Night Watch
Banner Co.
Night Watch
American Tobacco Co.
Number 1
Benson & Hedges
Number 1
Pierre Lorillard
Old Egypt
Pierre Lorillard
Old English
American Tobacco Co.
Old Fashion
American Tobacco Co.
Old Gold
American Tobacco Co.
Old Gold
British American Co.
Old Gold
Kimball & Co.
Old Gold
Pierre Lorillard
Old Guebeck
Benson & Hedges
Old Guebeck Gold
Benson & Hedges
Old Honesty
American Tobacco Co.
Old Honesty
John Finzer
Old Judge
British-American Co.
Old Judge
Kimball & Co.
Old Judge
Goodwin Co.
Old Judge
Allen & Ginter
Old Nut
Pierre Lorillard
Old Rip
British-American Co.
Old Rip
Allen & Ginter
Old Sledge
Edel
Old Tom
Pierre Lorillard
Old Virginia Cheroots
American Tobacco Co.
Old Virginia Cheroots
Whitlock Co.
Olympia
Gail, G.W.
Omar Turkish
American Tobacco Co.
Omega Kentucky
Pierre Lorillard
Opera
Kerbs, Werthim & Schiffer
Opera Puff
Allen & Ginter
Oronoko
Pierre Lorillard
Our Country's Pride
Collins Cigar Co.
Our game
Alex Cameron
Our Little Beauties
Allen & Ginter
Our Pet Nave
Goddard Co.
Owl
Straitron & Storm
Pall Mall
American Tobacco Co.
Panetelas
S. Monday & Son
Parliament
Benson & Hedges
Parole
Pierre Lorillard
Pastime
John Finzer Co.
Pearl
Pierre Lorillard
Peerless
Kimball & Co.
Pedro
American Tobacco Co.
Pedro Murias
Benson & Hedges
Perfection
Allen & Ginter
Perfection Mixture
Pierre Lorillard
Perique Mixture
Allen & Ginter
Pet
Allen & Ginter
Peter Schuyler
Van Slyke & Horton
Pink
Pierre Lorillard
Pioneer Crown
Allen & Ellis
Piper Heidsieck
American Tobacco Co.
Pippin
Banner Company
Pippins
H. Traisser & Co.
Plain Light
Pierre Lorillard
Planet
Buchannan & Lyalls
Polar Bear
Pierre Lorillard
Preferred Stock
American Tobacco Co.
Prince Albert
R.J. Reynolds
Princess Charlotte
A.B.C. Importation Co.
Pure Virginia
Pierre Lorillard
Purity
Cameron & Cameron
Quality Puffs
S. Monday & Sons
Queen of the Seas
Alex Cameron & Co.
Raleigh
Brown & Williamson Co.
Red Cross
Pierre Lorillard
Regalia
Clark Brewer & Sons
Richmond Cavendish
Allen & Ginter
Richmond Gem Mild
Allen & Ginter
Richmond Gem Mixture
Allen & Ginter
Richmond Mixture #1
Allen & Ginter
Richmond Mixture #2
Allen & Ginter
Richmond Straight
Allen & Ginter
Richmond Straight #1
Allen & Ginter
Right Bower
Allen & Ginter
Ripple Navy
Pierre Lorillard
Robert Burns
Straiton & Storm
Rose Leaf
Pierre Lorillard
Royal Bengals
Pierre Lorillard
Royal Bengals
Pierre Lorillard
Russian #1
Benson & Hedges
Russian Gold
Benson & Hedges
Russian Gold #3
Benson & Hedges
Russian Mouthpiece #1
Benson & Hedges
Russian Mouthpiece #1
Benson & Hedges
Russian Mouthpiece #3
Benson & Hedges
Rustic
George Bell
Sailor's Delight
Pierre Lorillard
Sailor's Pride
Bland Tobacco Co.
Satins
American Tobacco Co.
Seal of North Carolina
American Tobacco Co.
Seal Skin
Commonwealth Tobacco
Sensation
Peter Lorillard
Siesta
Pierre Lorillard
Silk
Strasser Co.
Si Peu Que Rein
Benson & Hedges
Snow Flake
American Tobacco Co.
Solace
John Anderson & Co.
Something Good
James Butler Co.
Sovereign
Butler & Butler
Spanish Puffs
American Tobacco Co.
Spear Head
American Tobacco Co.
Special
American Tobacco Co.
Special Favours
American Tobacco Co.
Splendid
Pierre Lorillard
Sport
H.M. Lockrow
Sporting Extra
American Tobacco Co.
Spot Cash
H.P. Brewster
Stag
Pierre Lorillard
St. Ledger
Pierre Lorillard
Straw #1
Benson & Hedges
Straw Extra Mild #4
Benson & Hedges
Straw Tip #2
Pierre Lorillard
Stripped
Pierre Lorillard
Sub-Rosa
Pierre Lorillard
Sunny South
Allen & Ginter
Sunnyside
American Tobacco Co.
Suwanee River
Van Slyke & Co.
Sweet Banner
American Tobacco Co.
Sweet Caporal
American Tobacco Co.
Sweet Caporal
Kinny Co.
Sweet Conqueror
Pierre Lorillard
Sweet Golden Seal
Buchner & Co.
Sweet Lavender
American Tobacco Co.
Sweet Maple
Bland Tobacco Co.
Tareyton
American Tobacco Co.
Ten Minute
Marburg Brothers
Three Black Cows
Pierre Lorillard
Three Kings
William S. Kimball Co.
Tiger
Pierre Lorillard
Tin Tag
Pierre Lorillard
Toko
Bland Tobacco Co.
Tolstoi
American Tobacco Co.
Troy
American Tobacco Co.
Tuberose
Pierre Lorillard
Turkey Red
Pierre Lorillard
Turkish Cross Cut
American Tobacco Co.
Turkish Mixture
Allen & Ginter
Tuxedo
American Tobacco Co.
Uncle Sam
Nall & Williams
Union Leader
Pierre Lorillard
Upper Cut
L. Miller & Son
Vafiadis
Ligget & Myers
Van Bibber
American Tobacco Co.
Vanity Fair
Kimballs
Velvet
Ligget & Myers
Venable's Cockade
S.W. Venable Tobacco Co.
Veteran
American Tobacco Co.
Victory
Buchner & Co.
Victory
American Tobacco Co.
Villar y Villar
Benson & Hedges
Virginia Brights
Allen & Ginter
Virginia Brights
American Tobacco Co.
Virginia Cheroots
Pierre Lorillard
Virginia's Choice
[Unknown]
Virginia Leaf
John Cornish Co.
Wandering Jew
Clark Brewer & Sons
Welcome
Goodwin
West Virginia Mail Pouch
Block Brothers Co.
Wings
Brown & Williamson Co.
Winner
H.M. Ferguson
White Puff
Pierre Lorillard
Wild Rose Chipped
Pierre Lorillard
XX Navy Clipping
Pierre Lorillard
Yacht Club
Pierre Lorillard
Yasoa
S. Monday & Son
Yellow Jacket
Pierre Lorillard
Yellow Kid
National Tobacco Co.
Zira
Pierre Lorillard
Zoo Zoo
Wilson & McNally Co.
Zubelda
Pierre Lorillard
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