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wildcat

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Jan 1, 2012
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Picked up several Velvet pocket tins on Ebay. They have barcodes on the side. From what I can find, barcodes first hit products in 1974. Here's the question: When did Pinkerton/Velvet and or any other tobacco companies for that matter stop manufacturing and selling tobacco in pocket tins? Thx!!

 

wildcat

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Jan 1, 2012
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I take it by "pocket tins" you mean flat rectangular tins with hinged lids?
...yup.

 
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