Lot 254:
Large Collection of Vintage Tobacco Ephemera Including Cigarette Packs, Lighters, and Matchboxes
Description
This lot consists of an extensive assortment of vintage tobacco-related advertising and ephemera, primarily dating from the 1970s through the 1990s. The collection features a wide variety of consumer packaging, disposable lighters, and matchboxes representing major national brands and regional business advertisements.The cigarette packaging includes a mix of soft packs and flip-top boxes. Legible brand names on the packaging include Marlboro, featuring various iterations such as Marlboro Lights, Marlboro Menthol, and Marlboro 25s packs. Other readable brands include Benson & Hedges 100s in both Light and Menthol versions, Capri, Merit Filter, Salem Menthol, and Kool. A notable commemorative soft pack is present for Camel, featuring a desert scene and a printed banner reading 75th BIRTHDAY!. Several packs retain their original printed information such as 6 CLASS A CIGARETTES and LOWEST TAR & NICOTINE.The assortment of lighters consists of approximately 45 disposable butane units, many of which serve as advertising vehicles. Brand-specific lighters include Marlboro with western-themed graphics, Salem, Kool, Merit, and Newport. Regional and corporate advertising is prevalent, with legible text for the Louisville Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Bud Light featuring the Spuds MacKenzie character, George Dickel Tennessee Whisky, Speedway, Convenient Food Mart, and SuperAmerica. One lighter bears a detailed business address for the Dan Boone Co., Inc. at 1097 E. Kentucky Street, Louisville, KY. Decorative and novelty examples include a gold-tone unit marked Eve and a purple translucent lighter printed with Let’s Party!.The collection is rounded out by approximately 35 matchboxes and booklets. Notable consumer match brands include Domino Diamond Matches, Fire Chief strike-anywhere matches, and Rosebud. Regional advertising on matchboxes includes Hooters, T.W.’s Seafood, Sixth Avenue, Kunz’s Fourth & Market, and Bristol Bar & Grille. One matchbook serves as a business card for deputies including Carol Casey, Eddie Raizor, and Eugene Lindsey. Artistic and novelty matchboxes feature a reproduction of the Mona Lisa and a box labeled Crystals.
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