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Hard A Port Cut Plug Tobacco Insert Playing Cards, Full Set, c1890s [137507]

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Hard A Port Cut Plug Tobacco Insert Playing Cards, Full Set, c1890s  [137507]
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Reverse design by Moore & Calvi. Complete deck of 53 chromolithographic playing cards includes all 4 suits plus the "Little Joker". Cards measure 2.25 x 3-7/8 inches or 9.5 x 5.5 cm. The Aces and numeral cards have the suit symbols superimposed over the costumes. Backs in blue and white with white circular center printed, "HARD A PORT CUT PLUG / WAKE UP / CUT PLUG / TRUMPS / LONG CUT / MOORE & CALVI,". 2 cards have a slightly different back with "Moore & Calvi" replaced by "Maclin-Zimmer-McGill". Cards feature beautiful actresses from a past era, in poses once considered risqué; all are adorned in theatrical, dance hall or pantomime attire. This set of designs was used in around six different editions with various backs advertising "Hard-a-Port Cut Plug" and/or "Trumps Long Cut" chewing tobacco. Backs of cards are stamped with publishing tobacco company info. 5 Versions of stamps: Stamp #1) "J. N. Cullingworth, Inc. / Factory No. 34 / Richmond, 2nd Dist. of Va." in red ink at top of card --12 cards; Stamp #2) Stamp #1 with "J. H. Maclin & Son," stamped above "J. N. Cullingworth, Inc." which is blocked out and "Factory No. 10" with "34" blocked out. --29 cards; Stamp #3) Stamp #1 unedited with additional stamp underneath in blue ink "John H. Maclin & Son, Inc. / Factory No. 10 / Richmond, 2nd Dist. of Va." --8 cards; Stamp #4) "The Maclin-Zimmer / Tobacco Co., Inc. / Factory No. 10 / Richmond, 2nd Dist. of Va." in red ink at top of card --2 cards; Stamp #5) "Maclin-Zimmer-McGill / Tobacco Co., Inc. / Factory No. 10 / Petersburg, 2nd Dist., Va." in red at top of card --2 cards. This deck is in used to generally fine condition. Several cards have mild folds including the 3 of diamonds, 2 of clubs (also some discoloring), 5 and 6 of clubs, and the ace of spades. depicting beautiful scantily clad women in theatrical attire. J. N. Cullingworth was a Civil War Veteran from Virginia who started an independent tobacco company called Cullingworth & Ellison that remained in operation until 1889 when his partner died. Cullingworth continued the business under his own name, remaining at the head of the firm until January 1910, when he was compelled to retire because of ill health. Zimmer & Company was organized in 1885 for the manufacture and exportation of tobacco. In 1905 the firm John H. Maclin & Son was incorporated in Petersburg, Va. The Son, Thomas B. Maclin was the president of Maclin-Zimmer Tobacco Inc., when it was formed in 1911. Then in 1917 this company became Maclin-Zimmer-McGill when William Lassiter McGill joined as vice-president. An ad for Maclin-Zimmer-McGill appeared in the trade journal Tobacco in 1920 and claimed the company was founded in 1818 and incorporated 1914. Working backwards, this says, "Successors to Maclin-Zimmer Tobacco Co., Inc., John H. Maclin & Son, Inc., Est. 1854, Zimmer & Co., Inc., Est. 1856, Watson & McGill, Est. 1818. Present day brands (all for export) include Cornucopia, Sailor's Hope, Over the Water, and Hard-a-Port."

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