Balalaika Tobacco

[kcghost]

Anyone have any info on this tobacco? I know Peper Tobacco was founded in 1852 and was still in business in 1948.

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[ben88]

WTF? Balalaika?!!! What dies Mongolian/Russian instrument has to do with tobacco?

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

Know nothing about it but that is one sweet tin. Is it still sealed?

 

[misterlowercase]

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