antique tobacco grinder Lot Antique Russell & Erwin tobacco

This is a beautiful vintage 1950's gold tone cigarette or table novelty musical lighter, in wonderful working condition

At that time, the technology and equipment at the Shanghai Cigarette Factory were very backward, incomparable to the technology and equipment used by Britain to produce "555" cigarettes

In designing the label, I put "The" in the name because I loved the way it worked typographically, and it seemed to enhance the old-time style I was working with, while also indicating that I really do think this one is a little special

As a bonus, the specs are strong enough to make you feel slightly dizzy when you smoke your first cigarette in the early morning, but I don't know if this is a characteristic of the tobacco leaf itself or because it burns well because it is dry, so a lot of smoke comes in at once