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Black Jack tobacco

Tobacco wrapper

Description:

Wrapper for Wills and Sons’ Black Jack tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: Wills and Sons

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Foster Collection A13/47

Fine Shagg tobacco

Tobacco wrapper

Description:

Wrapper for WD and HO Wills’ Fine Shagg tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: WD and HO Wills

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Foster Collection A13/35

Superfine Shagg

Tobacco wrapper

Description:

Wrapper for WD and HO Wills’ Superfine Shagg tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: WD and HO Wills

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Foster Collection A2/1041

Superfine Shagg tobacco

Tobacco wrapper

Description:

Wrapper for WD and HO Wills; M James and Company’s Superfine Shagg tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: WD and HO Wills

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Foster Collection 949/10

Old Friend tobacco

Tobacco wrapper

Description:

Wrapper for WD and HO Wills’ Old Friend tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: WD and HO Wills

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Foster Collection 949/10

Stansfield’s Superfine Ragg tobacco

Tobacco wrapper

Description:

Wrapper for WD and HO Wills’ Stansfield’s Superfine Ragg tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: WD and HO Wills

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Foster Collection A2/1014

Superfine Shagg tobacco

Tin of tobacco

Description:

Tin of WD and HO Wills’ Superfine Shagg tobacco, possibly 1930s.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves. This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: WD and HO Wills

Date: c.1930s

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Wills Collection I 15/4

Superfine Ragg

Packet of tobacco

Description:

Packet of Stansfields’ Superfine Ragg tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves. This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: Stansfield

Date: 20th century

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Wills Collection I 15/4

Fine Shagg tobacco

Packet of tobacco

Description:

One side of a packet of Wills and Sons’ Fine Shagg tobacco.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves. This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: Wills & Sons

Date: 20th century

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Wills Collection I 15/4

Superfine Shagg tobacco

Packet of tobacco

Description:

Packet of Franklyn and Company’s Superfine Shagg tobacco, possibly from the 1950s.

“Even after the freeing of slaves in America in 1865, many African Americans continued to work on the tobacco and cotton plantations where they had previously worked as slaves.� This, and the attitude to black people generally, was reflected in the continued use of the image of a black man or woman on British tobacco packaging and advertising until about 1960.”

Reproduced with kind permission of Wills (now Imperial Tobacco).

Creator: Franklyn and Company

Date: c.1950s

Copyright: Copyright, Imperial Tobacco

Object ID:Bennett Collection

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