Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Tobacciana
Lot 221

JUST SUITS AND SENSATION ADVERTISING CUT PLUG TOBACCO TINS, LOT OF SIX

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

JUST SUITS AND SENSATION ADVERTISING CUT PLUG TOBACCO TINS, LOT OF SIX, lithographed, comprising a Buchanan & Lyall Just Suits tin pail / lunch box with hinged handle to top and a latch, and five Sensation tins consisting of two casket pails / lunch boxes with bail handles having wooden medial, two picnic basket-form pails / lunch boxes each having two bail handles, and a canister with tax stamp. P. Lorillard Co., manufacturing locations including New Jersey and Kentucky. Late 19th/first half 20th century. Just Suits tin 4 1/2" HOA without handle, 7 3/4" x 5 1/8" OA base.

Condition

Fair to good overall condition with wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including flakes and losses to lithograph, areas of rusting, one or a few separations at seams, and/or denting; one Sensation casket pail with exterior lettering mostly gone.

Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA to benefit collections care, preservation, and future acquisitions.