@simong and I just got this fairly large collection of Murray's era Dunhill tins (with a couple of others). I think I speak for both of us when I say I look forward to smoking my way through this lot!
Large Murray's era collection
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A great group of tobaccos. EMP, Nightcap. My Mixture 965, Standard Mixture Medium and Royal Yacht are excellent smokes!!
England 1 - Rest Of The World - 0
Fair to say it’s been ‘slim pickings’ for us boys in recent years. All the vintage tins being swept up by the fat cats from foreign shores.
Nice to get that feeling of a ‘home win’ again!
Fair to say it’s been ‘slim pickings’ for us boys in recent years. All the vintage tins being swept up by the fat cats from foreign shores.
Nice to get that feeling of a ‘home win’ again!
Well done, England! I’m sure the tobaccos are great but what’s catching my eye are the painted tins and those tall tins. They’re beauts!
Yeah, the painted tins are much nicer than the paper sticker ones! Although hopefully the tobacco inside is the same - I believe the paper sticker ones that still say 'Made in the UK under the authority of...' are from the very end of Murray's production (I have some other Murray's tins from the very early 2000s that have very similar labels). Certainly when I was buying STG-produced Dunhill tins they read 'Made in the EU...'.
The tall tubes are actually cardboard sleeves of 5 tins each. I got a real jolt of nostalgia from the MM965 one - must have seen it in a duty-free as a kid, or maybe my grandad had one.
You’re too kind sir!
Jolly Smoggo from the scrubs!
Congrats; what a haul 
Good to see the old painted tins again and enjoy that typical British posh&pluck.
There are quite some in my cellar 1981/1982 last Dunhill indoor production, including tall boys and one
cardboard sleeve 5 tins one.
Comrades, I love that tin art .
Good to see the old painted tins again and enjoy that typical British posh&pluck.
There are quite some in my cellar 1981/1982 last Dunhill indoor production, including tall boys and one
cardboard sleeve 5 tins one.
Comrades, I love that tin art .
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Well it won’t be the football Ronaldo, you’re quite right there. Won’t be the cricket either……rugby’s looking a bit dodgy too! lolIt's coming home?
*and by "it" I guess I mean a Murray era Dunhill tin...
Still, as proud Englishmen, with our pipes & tobaccos, we shall suffice.
Good old Noel Coward, not many as stylish as he was, even back then.
Just a shame he was such a raving brown hatter! Lol
Like most theatricals I suppose, absolute fleet of Bertie’s, the lot of them!
@simong : I believe the technical term is 'Rear Admirals' in the trade!
Quite right, forgot about that one! Lol
Phrase first coined after Horatio Hornblower was caught out midships….or was it the scandal involving ‘below decks’ Humphrey?
