Virginia tobacco leaves

Virginia tobacco leaves

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Dried specimen of Virginia tobacco leaves, unmanufactured and unstemmed, removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

These dried tobacco leaves are the basic material behind the huge global phenomenon that is smoking. Traditionally grown on huge plantations, the leaves are dried before being processed into the range of products that includes cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing and pipe tobacco.

This example of the raw product was removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1926-676/2
Materials:
tobacco
Measurements:
overall: 47 mm x 530 mm x 115 mm, .24 kg
type:
tobacco leaves
credit:
W D and H O Wills Limited

Parts

Dried specimen of Virginia tobacco leaves, unmanufactured and unstemmed, removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

Virginia tobacco leaves

Dried specimen of Virginia tobacco leaves, unmanufactured and unstemmed, removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

More

These dried tobacco leaves are the basic material behind the huge global phenomenon that is smoking. Traditionally grown on huge plantations, the leaves are dried before being processed into the range of products that includes cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing and pipe tobacco.

This example of the raw product was removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

Measurements:
overall: 47 mm x 530 mm x 115 mm, .24 kg
Materials:
tobacco
Object Number:
1926-676/2/1
type:
tobacco leaves
Fragments from a dried specimen of Virginia tobacco leaves, unmanufactured and unstemmed, removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

Fragments of Virginia tobacco leaves

Fragments from a dried specimen of Virginia tobacco leaves, unmanufactured and unstemmed, removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

More

These dried tobacco leaves are the basic material behind the huge global phenomenon that is smoking. Traditionally grown on huge plantations, the leaves are dried before being processed into the range of products that includes cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing and pipe tobacco.

This example of the raw product was removed from the licensed factory of W. D. and H. O. Wills Limited, at East St. Bristol.

Materials:
tobacco
Object Number:
1926-676/2/2
type:
tobacco leaves