

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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Packet of cigarettesDetails
- Category:
- Smoking
- Object Number:
- 1999-299/1
- type:
- cigarette packet
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- furnishing and equipment
- container - receptacle
- credit:
- McPhail, Mary
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