Gold Flake- W. D. H. O. Wills

Serial Number: CC0119

Status: Display

Description:
This is vintage Gold Flake Cigarette case manufactured by W. D. H. O. Wills. Every genuine cigarette bears the name of W. D. H. O. Wills. This label is issued by the Imperial Tobacco Co. (of Great Britain and Ireland), Limited. Registered Trde Mark Number 12191. It messures 14.5 x 8 cm.

Gold Flake was produced by the Bristol company of W.D. H.O. Wills, from 1901 part of Imperial Tobacco. Gold flake refers to cigarettes made using bright rich golden tobacco. After 1912, the biggest change in the brand was in 1971 with the introduction of Gold Flake Kings, followed up with the launch of Gold Flake Kings Lights in 1999.