Serial Number: CC0036
Status: Display
Description:
Vintage Virginia cork cigarette tin case Craven A cigarettes are made from the finest imported matured Virginia Tobacco guaranteed pure and absolutely free from adulteration 50 cigarettes
W&F Faulkner launched the first sale of Tom Long tobacco from a little coffee stall, under the arches in Blackfriars Road, London. Tom Long’s coffee stall, was becoming very popular and in demand. A director ordered up tea from Tom Long’s stall and remarked that he wanted to use the name Tom Long on tobacco tins. It became one of the most used tobacco ever sold. Tom did not get a Royalty for the use of his name, bybut W&F Faulker, later became part of the Imperial Tobacco Company.
Rileys Toffee Rolls were launched in 1907 and made by Riley Brothers, Halifax Limited from a recipe given to them by their mother. The brothers were Fred and J.H. Riley. They were manufactured at their Hopwood Lane Factory in Halifax, West Yorkshire, which is now a McVitie’s site. In 1953, due to the death of J.H. Riley, the surviving brother sold the company to Nuttalls and after a number of corporate purchases, the company ended up in control of Kraft PLC.
The Craven A brand is owned by Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH), which also owns or otherwise controls a wide variety of cigarette brands.
