Objectnummer
TN.2008.408.1
Titel
Wild Woodbine Cigarettes Box
Vervaardiger
Box is designed to hold 10 cigarettes
Materiaal
Omvang
7.6 x 4.9 x 2.5 cm
Beschrijving
Cardboard cigarette box for 'Wild Woodbine Cigarettes W.D & H.O Wills, Bristol & London'. Green cardboard box with blue and orange artistic design.
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Smoking and drinking were once an intrinsic part of many sports, particularly with regard to sponsorship, until bans on advertising them were implemented.
M.2015.510 Photograph of John Edrich and Jack Young, 1940’s
Players were often photographed with cigarette or pipe in hand and did not seem to have the health conscious attitude that today’s players have.
These cigarette packets were found underneath the floor of the players’ bathroom during the 2004 refurbishment of the Lord’s Pavilion.
TN.2008.408.1 Wild Woodbine Cigarette Packet, Wills, c 1885
TN.2008.408.2 Player’s Navy Cut Cigarette packet, John Player & sons, 20th century
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