item details
NameCigarette tin
ProductionPeter Stuyvesant; commissioner; Circa 1990
Classificationtins, packaging, cigarette boxes
Materialsmetal
Materials Summaryprinted metal tin with hinged lid
DimensionsOverall: 65mm (width), 92mm (height), 32mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH023155
Credit linePurchased 2012
Overview
This packet of cigarettes is printed with an official warning by a government agency about the effect of smoking on health. These sorts of messages became more prominent in advertising and on packaging towards the end of the 20th century, when anti-smoking legislation also came into force.