Saturday, September 15, 2012

Object of the Day: A Package for Big Kick Chewing Tobacco




I was rather surprised to find this colorful printed paper pouch/bag amongst my trade cards. It’s rather difficult for me to assign a date of creation to it. It could have been printed anywhere between 1910 and 1930. The design hadn’t changed in decades.

Bags such as this one were produced by the Scotten, Dillon Company to retailers who sold their “Big Kick” chewing tobacco. When a customer made a tobacco purchase, it was scooped into this bag. It’s actually quite a good selling idea.

Clearly, the bag was never used. The brilliant red and blue printing is almost as bright as the day it was made. The front differs from the reverse only by the presence of the “union made” seal and the weight of the tobacco that would be placed in the pouch.



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