Serial Number: CC0054
Status: Display
Description:
This rusty cigarette case that oozes beautiful character was manufactured by John Player & Sons for its Medium Navy Cut cigarettes. This case weighs 2 oz when packed.
John Player & Sons, known simply as “Player’s”, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. Today, it is part of the Imperial Tobacco Group.
In March 1820, William Wright set up a small tobacco factory in Broadmarsh, Nottingham. This business expanded and earned Wright a comfortable fortune. John Player, bought the business in 1877. He had the Castle Tobacco Factories built in Radford, Nottingham, just west of the City Centre.
