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Tobacco Collection (#7)

"Tobacco: A Journey Through Time and Pleasure" Step back in time with Sailor, 1955, as he takes a puff of his beloved tobacco

Background imageTobacco Collection: Panoramic view of Schliersee in Upper Bavaria and man in costume (postcard)

Panoramic view of Schliersee in Upper Bavaria and man in costume (postcard)
7377723 Panoramic view of Schliersee in Upper Bavaria and man in costume (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background imageTobacco Collection: Portrait of a man in costume, Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria (postcard)

Portrait of a man in costume, Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria (postcard)
7377719 Portrait of a man in costume, Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background imageTobacco Collection: A 1930's advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. From The Literary Digest published 1931

A 1930's advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. From The Literary Digest published 1931
745849 A 1930's advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. From The Literary Digest published 1931

Background imageTobacco Collection: Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888

Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888
1574604 Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888; (add.info.: Smoking is not universally popular! Young man in a railway Smoking carriage afraid to light his cigar when confroted by formidable)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Women Rolling Cigars, 1892

Women Rolling Cigars, 1892
1574649 Women Rolling Cigars, 1892; (add.info.: Women rolling cigars: Cope Brothers cigarette and tobacco factory, Liverpool, England)

Background imageTobacco Collection: British Prime Minister William Lamb, 1841

British Prime Minister William Lamb, 1841
1574626 British Prime Minister William Lamb, 1841; (add.info.: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), British Prime Minister, taking a last pinch of snuff

Background imageTobacco Collection: Tobacco in Kent, 1886 (engraving)

Tobacco in Kent, 1886 (engraving)
1574562 Tobacco in Kent, 1886 (engraving); (add.info.: Growing tobacco in Kent, England: hanging picked lef on frames in the field ready to be taken to the oast house for drying)

Background imageTobacco Collection: President Cleveland and Prime Minister Cecil dressed as Natives, 1896

President Cleveland and Prime Minister Cecil dressed as Natives, 1896
1576811 President Cleveland and Prime Minister Cecil dressed as Natives, 1896; (add.info.: "Let us have peace" President Grover Cleveland and British Prime Minister Robert Cecil)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Family group: father with pipe producing much smoke while his wife

Family group: father with pipe producing much smoke while his wife and children seem to be raising objections
532319 Family group: father with pipe producing much smoke while his wife and children seem to be raising objections. Early 17th century (woodcut from the Roxburghe Ballads)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Young woman smoking a clay pipe and holding wine glass. Anti-smoking

Young woman smoking a clay pipe and holding wine glass. Anti-smoking and drinking print on Apish Art of Tasting
532316 Young woman smoking a clay pipe and holding wine glass. Anti-smoking and drinking print on Apish Art of Tasting. 17th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTobacco Collection: Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck
865108 Otto von Bismarck; (add.info.: Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898) German statesman. Cartoon showing Bismarck as an archetypical German smoking a cigar

Background imageTobacco Collection: Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France), septembre 1916

Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France), septembre 1916
1756516 Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France), septembre 1916; (add.info.: Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France)

Background imageTobacco Collection: French poet, novelist and essayist Henri de Regnier (1864-1936)

French poet, novelist and essayist Henri de Regnier (1864-1936) he entered in 1911 the Academie francaise
1755911 French poet, novelist and essayist Henri de Regnier (1864-1936) he entered in 1911 the Academie francaise; (add.info.: French poet)

Background imageTobacco Collection: English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print)

English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print)
1742022 English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print); (add.info.: English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon, drawing); Photo: Tallandier

Background imageTobacco Collection: Phil May sketch (colour litho)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635953 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Background imageTobacco Collection: Wishing good luck (colour litho)

Wishing good luck (colour litho)
8635546 Wishing good luck (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wishing good luck. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageTobacco Collection: Max Pechstein, German expressionist painter (b/w photo)

Max Pechstein, German expressionist painter (b/w photo)
8673265 Max Pechstein, German expressionist painter (b/w photo) by Diez-Duhrkoop, Minya (1873-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Max Pechstein (1881-1955), German expressionist painter

Background imageTobacco Collection: Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra (b/w photo)

Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra (b/w photo)
8674291 Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 6 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 6 (colour litho)
8660496 Votaries of the Weed No 6 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 6)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 7 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 7 (colour litho)
8660495 Votaries of the Weed No 7 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 7)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho)
8660493 Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 3)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 41 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 41 (colour litho)
8660531 Votaries of the Weed No 41 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 41)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 36 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 36 (colour litho)
8660523 Votaries of the Weed No 36 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 36)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 9 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 9 (colour litho)
8660499 Votaries of the Weed No 9 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 9)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643338 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep, Pick, Pick, Pier, Pike, Pill, Pipe, Pipe (engraving)

Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep, Pick, Pick, Pier, Pike, Pill, Pipe, Pipe (engraving)
8650000 Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep, Pick, Pick, Pier, Pike, Pill, Pipe, Pipe (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Good day (colour litho)

Good day (colour litho)
8656385 Good day (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Good day. A tramp smoking a pipe. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageTobacco Collection: The Gipsy Queen (engraving)

The Gipsy Queen (engraving)
8631166 The Gipsy Queen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gipsy Queen. Illustration from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630786 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Cigar box label (chromolitho)

Cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677726 Cigar box label (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageTobacco Collection: Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho)

Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677713 Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria, cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageTobacco Collection: Still Life with a Poem, 1915 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with a Poem, 1915 (oil on canvas)
8682926 Still Life with a Poem, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 80.6 x 64.8 cm; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, USA; (add.info.: By Juan Gris)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho)

Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho)
8667563 Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Tabakhandlerin / Tobacconist (colour litho)

Tabakhandlerin / Tobacconist (colour litho)
8666216 Tabakhandlerin / Tobacconist (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tabakhandlerin)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Pipes for smoking tobacco (litho)

Pipes for smoking tobacco (litho)
8663833 Pipes for smoking tobacco (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pipes for smoking tobacco from various parts of the world)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho)

Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho)
8663426 Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus)

Background imageTobacco Collection: 'Home, sweet home' (engraving)

"Home, sweet home" (engraving)
8652570 "Home, sweet home" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Home)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Casting-net, Cataract, Cavalry, Center-bit, Chandelier, Chariot, Checker-board, Chimney-sweep

Casting-net, Cataract, Cavalry, Center-bit, Chandelier, Chariot, Checker-board, Chimney-sweep, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla
8651551 Casting-net, Cataract, Cavalry, Center-bit, Chandelier, Chariot, Checker-board, Chimney-sweep, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Christmas-tree, Cigarette (engraving) by German School

Background imageTobacco Collection: Bubbles by Sir John Millais, in decorative frame, issued by Pears whose soap is to be found in

Bubbles by Sir John Millais, in decorative frame, issued by Pears whose soap is to be found in bottom right hand corner
8634586 Bubbles by Sir John Millais, in decorative frame, issued by Pears whose soap is to be found in bottom right hand corner of picture

Background imageTobacco Collection: 8625947

8625947

Background imageTobacco Collection: Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670100 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Photocard, 1930s: Willemstad, Curacao (coloured photo)

Photocard, 1930s: Willemstad, Curacao (coloured photo)
8671667 Photocard, 1930s: Willemstad, Curacao (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willemstad, Curacao)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669831 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)

Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485258 Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Burgess, Robert Smart (1815-1877); 26x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageTobacco Collection: Prison Scene in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas)

Prison Scene in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas)
8711989 Prison Scene in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Marstrand, Wilhelm (1810-73); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: by Wilhelm Marstrand)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Piazza della Bocca della Verita with the so-called Vesta Temple in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas)

Piazza della Bocca della Verita with the so-called Vesta Temple in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas)
8714988 Piazza della Bocca della Verita with the so-called Vesta Temple in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Hansen, Constantin (1804-80); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageTobacco Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1919, Victory Feast in Tours

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1919, Victory Feast in Tours
LUX4799158 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1919, Victory Feast in Tours, Tourangeaux line up in front of a tobacco office, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageTobacco Collection: Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims

Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims
5312076 Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims)




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"Tobacco: A Journey Through Time and Pleasure" Step back in time with Sailor, 1955, as he takes a puff of his beloved tobacco. The Reagan Chesterfield Ad reminds us of the allure that tobacco held for many during its golden era. On the HMS Vanguard from 1940 to 1960, Navy Cut was the choice of brave sailors who sought solace in its rich flavor. Traveling to Shirland Road in Maida Vale, London, we witness the love affair between people and Player's cigarettes as they paddle in the sea during a carefree day in 1961. The Mephisto Cigars label printed by F. Heppenheimers sons transports us to New York City where cigar aficionados indulged their senses. A colorful map of Bermuda captures our attention, highlighting how Navy Cut Tobacco and Cigarettes became synonymous with adventure and relaxation in 1923-24. In 1927, Navy Cut Medium Cigarettes emerged as a favorite among those seeking a balanced smoking experience. Fast forward to 1967 when "A man gets real pleasure from PLAYER S. " This iconic slogan resonates with individuals who find joy and satisfaction within each drag. Reflecting on history once more, we revisit Navy Cut Tobacco and Cigarettes from 1927 - an enduring brand that has stood the test of time. As we delve into artistry through Ramon Casas i Carbo's painting at Moulin de la Galette or La Madeleine, we are reminded that tobacco has been intertwined with culture throughout centuries. From sailors to artists, it has captivated hearts across generations. Tobacco is not just about consumption; it represents memories forged over decades – moments shared on ships sailing vast oceans or leisurely strolls along picturesque streets like Shirland Road. It embodies pleasure sought after by millions worldwide – an experience steeped in tradition yet evolving with each passing year.