EXTENSIVE VINTAGE CIGARETTE PACKAGING COLLECTION - MID-20TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS

A SUBSTANTIAL ASSEMBLAGE OF VINTAGE CIGARETTE BOXES AND CARTONS SPANNING THE 1940S THROUGH 1960S, REPRESENTING A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS AND BRANDS. THE COLLECTION IS HOUSED IN A PERIOD CARDBOARD STORAGE BOX PRINTED WITH NAUTICAL MOTIFS AND MAKER'S MARKS.

COLLECTION OVERVIEW:
THIS LOT COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 150-200 INDIVIDUAL CIGARETTE BOXES AND CARTONS IN VARIOUS FORMATS, PREDOMINANTLY 20-CIGARETTE PACKS. BRANDS REPRESENTED INCLUDE CORVETTE, KENSITAS, PACEMAKER, WHITE HORSE, BARCLAY, MACDONALD, PICCADILLY, CRAVEN A, AND NUMEROUS OTHERS SPANNING CANADIAN, BRITISH, AND EUROPEAN PRODUCTION. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES THE DIVERSITY OF CIGARETTE PACKAGING DESIGN AND BRANDING STRATEGIES DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- STORAGE CONTAINER: CARDBOARD BOX WITH PRINTED NAUTICAL DESIGN AND MAKER'S MARKS, APPROXIMATELY 60 CM WIDE X 40 CM DEEP X 35 CM HIGH
- INDIVIDUAL BOX FORMAT: PREDOMINANTLY STANDARD 20-CIGARETTE CARTONS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 8.5 CM X 7 CM X 2.5 CM
- PRINTING: LITHOGRAPHIC AND LETTERPRESS PRINTING ON CARDBOARD STOCK
- GRAPHICS: PERIOD TYPOGRAPHY, BRAND IMAGERY, ROYAL WARRANTS, AND DECORATIVE BORDERS TYPICAL OF 1940S-1960S COMMERCIAL DESIGN
- GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN: PREDOMINANTLY CANADIAN MANUFACTURE (MARKED "MADE IN CANADA"), WITH BRITISH AND EUROPEAN EXAMPLES

NOTABLE BRANDS AND VARIANTS:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES EXAMPLES OF CORVETTE (WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGERY), KENSITAS (20-CIGARETTE FORMAT), PACEMAKER, WHITE HORSE (GREEN AND CREAM VARIANTS), BARCLAY (20-CIGARETTE PACKS), MACDONALD, PICCADILLY, CRAVEN A, AND NUMEROUS REGIONAL AND LESSER-KNOWN BRANDS. SEVERAL BOXES RETAIN ORIGINAL TAX STAMPS AND POSTAL MARKINGS. SOME EXAMPLES SHOW RETAILER LABELS AND PRICE MARKINGS FROM PERIOD TOBACCONISTS.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION DISPLAYS AUTHENTIC AGE-RELATED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE OVER 60+ YEARS. COLOUR FADING IS UNIFORM AND NATURAL, INDICATING STABLE STORAGE CONDITIONS. PRINTED TEXT AND BRAND IMAGERY REMAIN LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT, THOUGH FADED. EDGE WEAR AND CREASING REFLECT GENUINE HANDLING AND USE. NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR ARTIFICIAL AGEING. WATER STAINING ON APPROXIMATELY 15-20% OF BOXES INDICATES HISTORICAL STORAGE EXPOSURE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY VARIES - THE MAJORITY OF BOXES RETAIN THEIR FORM, THOUGH SOME SHOW MINOR COMPRESSION DAMAGE FROM THE WEIGHT OF STORAGE.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A SNAPSHOT OF MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY COMMERCIAL PACKAGING DESIGN AND INTERNATIONAL CIGARETTE MARKETING DURING THE PRE-HEALTH-WARNING ERA. THE DIVERSITY OF BRANDS AND THE CANADIAN MANUFACTURING EMPHASIS REFLECT THE ROBUST TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF THE PERIOD. THE PRESENCE OF ROYAL WARRANTS AND PERIOD TYPOGRAPHY PROVIDES VALUABLE DOCUMENTATION OF BRANDING CONVENTIONS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ERA. THE COLLECTION IS OF INTEREST TO PACKAGING HISTORIANS, GRAPHIC DESIGN RESEARCHERS, AND COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE COMMERCIAL EPHEMERA.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION, ACCUMULATED OVER SEVERAL DECADES. STORAGE HISTORY INDICATES STABLE INDOOR CONDITIONS WITH MINIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATION, ACCOUNTING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PRINTED GRAPHICS AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

NOTE: THIS IS A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CIGARETTE PACKAGING PRESENTED AS HISTORICAL COMMERCIAL EPHEMERA AND GRAPHIC DESIGN ARTEFACTS. THE COLLECTION IS OFFERED FOR ITS HISTORICAL, DESIGN, AND COLLECTIBLE VALUE AS PERIOD PACKAGING EXAMPLES.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293560+6

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