Pin, Promotional
Object number2010.2.39
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1910-1912
OriginNewark, NJ
MediumMetal; Celluloid; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionHowie Camnitz Pittsburgh Pirates pin with Sweet Caporal Cigarettes advertisement.Dimensions0.5 in. (1.3 cm)InscriptionsPaper insert has black-and-white text on front around the perimeter "PITTSBURGH PIRATES CAMNITZ".
MarksReverse has printed black text "SWEET CAPORAL / CIGARETTES / STANDARD FOR YEARS / Factory No 42 4th District N.C. / The Whitehead & Hoag Co / NEWARK, N. J. / PATENTED JULY 21, 1896".
Related person
Samuel Howard Camnitz
Related institution
Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Subjects
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1911
1911
1911
1909-1910
Whitehead & Hoag Company