Antique WA Brown " Log Cabin " Smoking Tobacco Box With Tax Stamp
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:20054543 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Original box W.A. Brown's LOG CABIN Smoking Tobacco, Henry County, VA. Has original tax stamp as well. Measures 8 x 3.5 x 1.25 inches.
External wear is noted to box but it remains intact and has strong colors. Displays extremely nicely. Likely dates to 1920's or 1930's. See photos!
From a 2017 article in the Martinsville Bulletin:
Fredrick Rives Brown and his son came to Martinsville in 1882 to manufacture tobacco. They moved from Fran...klin County to Edgewood (Stanleytown) and operated a factory there until moving to Martinsville. The Brown name and Henry County tobacco became world famous in 1840. Brown’s “Log Cabin” brand was the grand prize winner at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907 and also at the World Fairs in Chicago and St. Louis.
Update - I have heard from several experts on these things, which I am not, and they say the most likely dating of the box is between 1926 and 1931. Thanks for looking!
External wear is noted to box but it remains intact and has strong colors. Displays extremely nicely. Likely dates to 1920's or 1930's. See photos!
From a 2017 article in the Martinsville Bulletin:
Fredrick Rives Brown and his son came to Martinsville in 1882 to manufacture tobacco. They moved from Fran...klin County to Edgewood (Stanleytown) and operated a factory there until moving to Martinsville. The Brown name and Henry County tobacco became world famous in 1840. Brown’s “Log Cabin” brand was the grand prize winner at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907 and also at the World Fairs in Chicago and St. Louis.
Update - I have heard from several experts on these things, which I am not, and they say the most likely dating of the box is between 1926 and 1931. Thanks for looking!
