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Lot # 697: Duke Cigarettes Advertising Sign

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2012 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 11/19/2012 12:00 AM to
12/21/2012 9:00 PM



This 19th century paper advertising poster has metal strips at the top and bottom for hanging. By 1890, the Duke family - which later founded Duke University in North Carolina - supplied 40% of the American cigarette market. Here's one of the company's classic signs, likely from the 1890s. It measures roughly 9" x 21" but the frame is 15" x 27." The ad is in good condition, thanks in part to some professional restoration.

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