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Rare Late 1800s Lithographed Tin Advertising Tag: Green Turtle brand - $25 (near Chelsea)
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Lorillard was bought out by the American Tobacco Company in 1899.
The Green Turtle plug tobacco brand was popular in the late 1800s. Lorillard, along with many other tobacco companies, put lithographed tin tags that could be stuck into a plug of tobacco in order to protect the brand.
Some of the tags had great graphics, like this one.
As you can see from the photos, the advertising tag is in very good shape for being over 125 years old.