Lot 269:
Three 1991 Red Man Limited Edition The Flavor of America Tobacco Canisters in Original Boxes
Description
A trio of limited-edition promotional sets for Red Man tobacco, each consisting of a decorative metal canister housed within its original cardboard retail display box. These sets were issued as a 1991 promotion, featuring a series of outdoor and Indigenous American-themed illustrations titled The Flavor of America. Two boxes are for Red Man Chewing Tobacco (green packaging) and one is for Red Man Golden Blend (brown packaging). The metal canisters, visible through the front die-cut windows, feature various scenes including an individual in a birch bark canoe, an individual on a painted horse with a camp in the background, a moose in a woodland stream, a doe and fawn by a lake, and vintage-style brand graphics featuring the slogan The Chief of Chews. The cardboard packaging is printed with the Red Man logo, an illustration of an individual in a feathered headdress, and text reading FREE LIMITED EDITION CANISTER, THE FLAVOR OF AMERICA, and WITH PURCHASE OF SIX 3 OZ. POUCHES INSIDE. One canister explicitly bears the printed text The Flavor of America 1991. The boxes are constructed of printed cardstock with circular and rectangular cutouts to display the interior tins.Height: 6 1/4 inchesWidth: 6 1/4 inches.
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