Posted 13 years ago
lolagray
(16 items)
Hello Everybody, my name is Moxie and I am brand new to Collectors Weekly. Nice to meet you all.
I found this banner touting Camel's cigarettes folded away at a flea market in Los Angeles. I am a former smoker (I quit 15 years ago-yea me!) but still ponder the smell and taste of my long ago fiery friends.
I think the banner is made of a cotton/ polyester blend. The image is one used in many old school Camel ads, though I am not sure the exact date the banner was made. There are sticks at the top and the bottom, and on the righthand side the initials MW/SS. I have seen similar banners advertising American cigarettes and was told most were manufactured in Japan.
If you know anything about my newest treasure, please give me a holler!
All best. Moxie
The same image was used on a tin counter display from the early 1900's, which was reproduced in 1998. If the banner has polyester it is from the 1990's.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tin-Camel-display-cigarettes-20-10-cents-/120831666702?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2220ea0e
Thanks for the info. What you say makes a lot of sense.
Welcome Moxie to Collectors Weekly, thanks for sharing this piece. I'll agree with rocker-sd that it's from the 1990's. But display it if you like it and keep it around, the way cigarette laws are going, it won't be long before it will be a high dollar item, lol. Again thanks for sharing your lastest treasure
welcome to collectors weekly lolagray ! Very nice piece . Congrats on the quit smoking !
LOL kerry they have gone up since yesterday your old pack is not worth 2 times as much .
kerry10456
Thanks for the friendly welcome. I bought the banner yesterday. At first the guy wanted twenty bucks. I talked him down to "cinco". For me that is the best part of collecting-wheeling and dealing. Unfortunately, he also got me to buy a leather poncho I have absolutely no use for. Happens when I am in the buying mood. End up with lots of er, junk. LOL
Manikin, can you believe how much smokes cost these days. I am having a much better time buying stuff for my many collections as opposed to buying coffin nails.
Anyway, I showed a semestress friend of mine the banner. She believes it is made out of muslin.
Hello Moxie...i just bought one exactly like that a few days ago at a community yard sale...altho unfortunately i paid the full $20...lol...i too am new to this site so any and all info on this particular item is appreciated and anything i find out ill happily share with you