Antique General Store Tobacco Plug Cutter c.1890-1920 Binoculars Unverified

Unverified

Interior: H 68

specifically designed as navigation lights

Although not as politically charged as Rivera's art

They were painted all-over basic black

Antique General Store Tobacco Plug Cutter c.1890-1920 Binoculars UnverifiedABOUT An antique cast iron tobacco plug cutter used in general stores during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to slice pressed plug tobacco into smaller, sold by the inch pieces. Cast iron frame with a metal blade and a wooden base. A popular advertising collectible, often featuring the name of a local grocery company. CREATOR T. C. Johnson Co. of Quincy, Illinois. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1890 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Cast Iron, Metal,