Can't find much about it,
quite the obscure bird.
The name was copyrighted in 1942.
The tax stamp indicates that that tin dates to 1953.
I have no idea how those old American key-wind tins hold up over time --- hopefully it'll have some good smokeable stuff in it!
Here's an ad from a 1955 Iowa newspaper, a tobacconist boasting of a new shipment, perhaps it had a dedicated following of a few fine folks at one time?
It's an odd duck for sure.
I love the word itself,
fun to pronounce!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCStiVo0Gb8
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But,
I must end with a jammin' balalaika tune!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOve71R-fHQ
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