Offered is arare antique tobacco tin, Fatima Turkish Blend Cigarettes by Liggett & Myers, Richmond, Virginia. Fatima brand cigarettes were the best selling US brand in the 1910s-1920s. The graphics on the side depict a veiled woman, a Turkish crescent moon, and the Iron Cross. The top of the empty tin is embossed with the tobacco company's name and logo, and there is a slide mechanism that once shook out a bit of product without opening the tin.
The empty tin measures approximately 2 7/8" in diameter x 3 1/8" high. The tin is in good vintage condition, it opens and closes properly, there is graphics staining and rusting on the lids . An original tax or import stamp still clings to the box.
A nice, old, tobacco tin, once held 50 cigarettes.
