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Old Holborn tobacco and rolling papers. Old Holborn (pronounced Ho'burn) is a brand of hand-rolled tobacco produced by Richard Lloyd & Sons (a subsidiary of Gallaher Group, which is a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco). The name originates from Holborn in London, where Richard Lloyd began combining different tobaccos in 1785. [1]
An old pack of English Benson & Hedges cigarettes, with a UK text warning at the bottom of the pack. Benson & Hedges was founded in London in 1873 by Richard Benson and William Hedges as Benson and Hedges Ltd. Alfred Paget Hedges succeeded his father in the business in 1885, the same year which Richard Benson left the business.
On 2 March 2009, Imperial Tobacco launched its new Golden Virginia Smooth blend onto the roll-your-own market. It was originally sold in 8g, 10g, 12.5g, 25g, and 50g pouches with distinctive, bright yellow branding and packaging which was a noticeable contrast to the Original blend's long-established green and gold packaging and design.
Besides cigarettes, John Player & Sons also markets a line of rolling tobacco in Canada, the UK, and several European countries. The rolling tobacco is typically portioned into 12.5, 25, and 50-gram bags. Rolling tobacco is available in the following varieties: John Player Special Red; John Player Special Blue; John Player Special Silver
An old pack of British Woodbine cigarettes, photographed at the Musée Somme 1916 of Albert (Somme), France. Woodbine was launched in 1888 by W.D. & H.O. Wills.Noted for its strong unfiltered cigarettes, the brand was cheap and popular in the early 20th century with the working-class, as well as with army men during the First and Second World War.
Lambert & Butler is a former English tobacco manufacturing company, established in 1834 in Clerkenwell, Central London, which operated as a private business until 1901, when it merged with other UK manufacturers to form the Imperial Tobacco Company. Apart from tobacco products, L&B also released several cigarette card sets from the 1910s to the ...
In 1860 Carreras became the founder committee member of the Tobacco Trade Benevolent Association, and soon opened another shop, this time in the Arcade in London's newly developed Regent Street W1. The business remained in the hands of the Carreras family until 1894, when Mr. W J Yapp, a well-known figure in the shoe leather industry, took control.
Silk Cut sponsored Jaguar XJR-9 for Jaguar's sportscar efforts except in North America because of IMSA's tobacco ban, where Castrol was sponsor.. Silk Cut were the title sponsors of rugby league's Challenge Cup for 16 years, between 1985 and 2001, and the competition was known as the 'Silk Cut Challenge Cup'.