Advertisement for Sweet Briar ready rubbed tobacco, England, 1940-1965
Brightly coloured advertisements like these were placed on shop counters to attract the attention of customers. Made by W T Davies & Sons, Sweet Briar ready rubbed tobacco was popular among pipe smokers. The product is advertised as being “for contentment”. Tobacco contains nicotine, a highly addictive substance and one of a number of dangerous chemicals that are inhaled when smoking. W T Davies became part of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland in 1902, which was formed to protect British companies from American takeovers.
Object number:
1992-1108
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Glossary: advertisement
A public notice or announcement especially one advertising goods or services in newspapers, on posters, or in broadcasts
Glossary: tobacco
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