Harvard Univerity Tobacco Leather L - 20 College Pennant C1908 Bi Color Basket Wea
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19517246 |
Condition: Excellent - see photo.This is ac1910 original Tobacco Cigarette Premium Leather College seal andthese were giveaways in the early 1900's for only a short time around 1910 anda couple years around this date.
These miniature leather pennants were freewhen you bought a pack of cigarettes from mainly these 4 brands of cigarettes, Mogul, Murad, Egyplienne Straights and Turkey Red. The seal is in very nice condition with nice sides and corners and soft leather... and measures about 2"by 2 5/8". The seal is beautifully embossed (see picture). White specks are lint. You are buying a piece of history - over 100-years old! These are collector’s items. This is realleather and exquisitely well made. Theseare over 100-years old!!! They were giveaways in the early 1900's foronly a short time around 1910 and a couple years around this date. This was a way of getting people to buy their brand ofcigarettes as the companies introduced the first line of collectible series. Theseminiature leather pennants and seals were free when you bought a pack ofcigarettes from mainly these 4 brands of cigarettes, Mogul, Murad, EgyplienneStraights and Turkey Red. Therewere numerous styles of these leather pennants & seals – probably for the differentcompanies. The pennants & seals were stenciled or embossed on the 1 15/16”x 2 9/16” rectangular leather. The designs vary as follows: Seals· Embossed with gold or silver about 1 ¼ inchdiameter vertical orientation· Embossed with gold or silver about 1 ¼ inchdiameter horizontal orientation· Embossed with no color· Embossed with gold or silver diameter ofabout ¾ inch· Embossed with school name stamped under seal · Stencil on white leather
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These miniature leather pennants were freewhen you bought a pack of cigarettes from mainly these 4 brands of cigarettes, Mogul, Murad, Egyplienne Straights and Turkey Red. The seal is in very nice condition with nice sides and corners and soft leather... and measures about 2"by 2 5/8". The seal is beautifully embossed (see picture). White specks are lint. You are buying a piece of history - over 100-years old! These are collector’s items. This is realleather and exquisitely well made. Theseare over 100-years old!!! They were giveaways in the early 1900's foronly a short time around 1910 and a couple years around this date. This was a way of getting people to buy their brand ofcigarettes as the companies introduced the first line of collectible series. Theseminiature leather pennants and seals were free when you bought a pack ofcigarettes from mainly these 4 brands of cigarettes, Mogul, Murad, EgyplienneStraights and Turkey Red. Therewere numerous styles of these leather pennants & seals – probably for the differentcompanies. The pennants & seals were stenciled or embossed on the 1 15/16”x 2 9/16” rectangular leather. The designs vary as follows: Seals· Embossed with gold or silver about 1 ¼ inchdiameter vertical orientation· Embossed with gold or silver about 1 ¼ inchdiameter horizontal orientation· Embossed with no color· Embossed with gold or silver diameter ofabout ¾ inch· Embossed with school name stamped under seal · Stencil on white leather
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