Original 1895 GLOBE CHEWING TOBACCO Premium Letter Detroit Fame Plug Pipe Smoke For Sale

Original 1895 GLOBE CHEWING TOBACCO Premium Letter Detroit Fame Plug Pipe Smoke

Original notice to jobbers and salesmen on the official letterhead of the Globe Tobacco Company, printed more than 117 years ago.This letter describes a premium offer in which valuable coupons will be secretly hidden inside foil-wrapped plugs of the company\'s \"Fame\" brand chewing tobacco. It says \"One plug...in every eight pounds will contain a numbered yellow ticket.\"Each lucky buyer who finds a coupon can redeem it for a pound glass jar of flake cut smoking tobacco and \"a genuine French briar, carved pipe.\" The letter is dated April 15, 1895:When this letter was printed, the Globe Tobacco Company was one of the five biggest tobacco manufacturers in Detroit. Their factory was located at 407 East Fort Street, and the old brick structure still stands today, although Globe itself went out of business in 1925.Condition: This letter is in very good condition, bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. It measures 8-1/2\" x 5-1/2\" and has two horizontal folds.This is an original, authentic 1895 Globe Tobacco Company letter, nota reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine. It is an important document in the history of the tobacco industry, and we are pleased to offer it withour unconditional, money-back guarantee.