T206 Cigarette Brands

[Cory]

I have read tons of Ted's threads. Feel like I knew him. Definitely a great loss to the hobby and his friends and family. Just seemed like an all around good guy. Have had several issues that I wish I could have gotten his input on.

Eddie - thanks for your additional color.on the brands. Any good sources you recommend for digging deeper?

Revisited inside t206 and helped somewhat. Still not much info on the rarer back brands. I'll keep digging.

[EddieP]

Originally Posted by Cory

I have read tons of Ted's threads. Feel like I knew him. Definitely a great loss to the hobby and his friends and family. Just seemed like an all around good guy. Have had several issues that I wish I could have gotten his input on.

Eddie - thanks for your additional color.on the brands. Any good sources you recommend for digging deeper?

Revisited inside t206 and helped somewhat. Still not much info on the rarer back brands. I'll keep digging.

Try this: https://guides.loc.gov/tobacco-indus...ke%20Lorillard.

[EddieP]

You probably won’t find much info on the other brands. Other than the Sweet Cap cigs, I suspect the other brands were: 1) new, 2) poor sellers or 3) Battle Brands. I say this because after the break up Lorillard obtained “Old Gold”. The “ Old Gold” brand was a Kimball cigarette. The brand was so popular that it was sold overseas and continued to be sold in the 1950s. “ Chesterfield” was a brand sold by Drummond and still exists today. Liggett & Myers obtained the rights of “ Chesterfield” after the break-up. Neither brand to my knowledge had T206s included in their packs and I think the cards were marketing products in order to boost sales.

[Cory]

Thanks for the link.

[BRoberts]

https://www.t206resource.com/Backs%20Gallery.html