c1890 CIGARETTE GIRLIE CARDS ‘HONEST LONG CUT’ ACTRESSES SERIES, DUKE & SONS #2

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cc1890 Cigarette Girlie cards ‘Honest Long Cut’ Actresses Series, from Duke & Sons. It features a fantastic, sepia illustration of a beautiful, scantily-clad young woman, dressed in a skimpy outfit (for the time.) She poses leaning against a carved half-column. Individual cards from this series were premiums given with packages of Honest Long Cut cigarettes. The back is blank (black.) It has a natural curve along the horizontal axis, which was common with these cards. It is in good to very good condition, but does have several small surface flaws, one of which breaks the surface. There are a few instances of minor wear on the front. The photo is a tad faded, which is not surprising given its age. Please see all of the photos above to confirm the content and condition of this listing.
Item 487600-2 ◊ c1890 Cigarette Girlie cards ‘Honest Long Cut’ Actresses Series, from Duke & Sons
Fantastic and VERY RARE, "c1890 Cigarette Girlie cards ‘Honest Long Cut’ Actresses Series, from Duke & Sons."  It features a fantastic, sepia illustration of a beautiful, scantily-clad young woman, dressed in a skimpy outfit (for the time.)  She poses leaning against a carved half-column. The heavy-duty card measures approx. 4" x 2-3/8.  Individual cards from this series were premiums given with packages of Honest Long Cut cigarettes.  The back is blank (black.). It has a natural curve along the horizontal axis, which was common with these cards.
This card is in good to very good condition.  It has several small surface flaws, one of which breaks the surface. There are a few instances of minor wear on the front. The photo is a tad faded, which is not surprising given it's age.
Please see all of the photos above to confirm the content and condition of this listing.
Some history about Duke & Sons
: In 1881, two years after W. Duke, Sons & Company entered into the cigarette business, James Bonsack invented a cigarette-rolling machine. It produced over 200 cigarettes per minute, the equivalent of what a skilled hand roller could produce in one hour, and reduced the cost of rolling cigarettes by 50%.  Duke set a deal with the Bonsack Machine Company in 1884.  In the 1880s, while Duke was beginning to machine-roll all his cigarettes, he saw that growth rates in the cigarette industry were declining. His solution was to combine companies and found “one of the first great holding companies in American history.” The five constituent companies of American Tobacco: W. Duke & Sons, Allen & Ginter, W.S. Kimball & Company, Kinney Tobacco, and Goodwin & Company – produced 90% of the cigarettes made in 1890, the first year the American Tobacco Company was listed on the NYSE.
A unique and beautiful "c1890 Cigarette Girlie cards ‘Honest Long Cut’ Actresses Series, from Duke & Sons," and a fantastic addition to any collection!!
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