Banker, The Clean Tobacco, F. R. Penn Tobacco Co., Circa 1920

BANKER’S CHEWED TOBACCO?

The F.R. Penn Tobacco Company in Wilkes-Barre, PA certainly made good use of this small metal tip tray from the 1920’s.   The companies highly touted Banker Chewing Tobacco got the outer billing and largest letters on the tray, and was denoted as a “clean tobacco”.    I can imagine a banker wanting a clean tobacco,…

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