Pack of cigarettes
Complete pack of Gloria brand cigarettes with open stamp covering/hiding manufacturer’s name. Illustration of a woman wearing a headdress and a necklace of pointed teeth. Inside the box are 7 cigarettes made with Old Virginia Tobacco cured tobacco, rolled in French rice paper.
- Accession Number 2022.15.02
- Marchand Gloria
- Fabricant / Éditeur Imperial Tobacco Co.
- Date 1910 c
- Materials metal
- Measurements 7,3 x 6 cm
Historical context
Less well known than the Sweet Caporal brand, the now-defunct Gloria was one of the brands marketed by Montreal’s Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada in the first decade of the 20th century. This late 19th-century brand was first distributed by the American Cigarette Company Ltd. of Montreal.
The image on the top of the cigarette pack, used to advertise the brand, is an allegory of America, the birthplace of tobacco. It’s...
- Accession Number 2022.15.02
- Marchand Gloria
- Fabricant / Éditeur Imperial Tobacco Co.
- Date 1910 c
- Materials metal
- Measurements 7,3 x 6 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Sylvain Rivard, 2022.015.002
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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