Lot 106

Larus & Brother Handbag Cut Plug Tobacco Tin

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Larus & Brother Handbag Cut Plug Tobacco Tin

Starting Bid: $5

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
June 29, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

An early 20th-century lithographed tin tobacco container produced for the Larus and Brother Company of Richmond, Virginia. The tin is designed in the form of a small handbag or doctor's satchel, featuring a metal carry handle and a side-hinged access door with a latch. The exterior features a yellow-ochre faux leather pebble-grain pattern. The front face is decorated with a lithographed image of a luggage tag that reads HANDBAG CUT PLUG TOBACCO. The bottom of the container includes several lithographed panels. The top panel contains the text FACTORY NO. 45, 2ND DIST. VA / NOTICE: The Manufacturers of this tobacco have complied with all the requirements of law. Every person is cautioned under the penalties of law not to use this package for tobacco again. The bottom panel reads MANUFACTURED BY / LARUS & BRO. CO. / RICHMOND, VA. Small text at the bottom center of the large panel identifies the fabricator as AMERICAN CAN CO. N.Y.

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