Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' cigarettes, England, 1910-1939
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W D & H O Willis were one of a large number of cigarette and tobacco manufacturers based in England. This is a packet for ten 'Gold Flake' cigarettes, which were popular during the First World War with British soldiers in the trenches. Today, these cigarettes are only available in India.
Object number:
1999-299/1
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