Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' cigarettes

Made:: 1920-1950 in England

maker:: W D and H O Wills Limited

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Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' cigarettes by W D & HO Wills, England, 1920-1950

W D & H O Willis were one of a large number of cigarette and tobacco manufacturers based in England. This is a packet for ten 'Gold Flake' cigarettes, which were popular during the First World War with British soldiers in the trenches. Today, these cigarettes are only available in India.

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Category:: Smoking

Object Number:: 1999-299/1

type:: cigarette packet

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
tools & equipment
furnishing and equipment
container - receptacle

credit:: McPhail, Mary

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