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Susan: What you have are tin tobacco tags. There is a whole (small)
book on them. There were at least a couple of hundred types. They
acted as both a product identifier and ofter as coupons redeemable
for more tobacco product or other goods. The time period is the late
1800's. They were discontinued when, in the best American tradition,
some moron hurt his mouth when he bit into a plug of tobacco and sued
the tobacco company. The tobacco was used for both smoking and
chewing but most often for chewing. I will post the reference for
the book tomorrow after I find it.
Smoke Pfeiffer
Some quick references:
Sudbury, Byron
1978 Comment on "Small Metal Horseshoe shaped Decoration"
Recovered from the Fort Sill Dump Site (34 CM 9)
Oklahoma Archaeological Society Newsletter 26:3-7.
Umberger, Art, and Jewel Umberger
1971 The Tobacco Tag....An Historical Accident.
Western Collector 9(5):24-27.
Williams, Marjorie
1973 The Tobacco Tag Era. The Antiques Journal 28(3):28-29.
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