The Original Three Nuns

[fishnbanjo]

Well the best I can date this is around WWII so older than me anyway. I have had it re-hydrating for 78 hours now and will let it continue until it had done so for 96 hours. I can bend the coins w/o them fracturing and can see the tiny ribbons of the tobacco. Smoked a bowl in the Tim West and it was very nice, had a bit of Vitamin N to it and Perique was in full evidence. Glad I grabbed this full tin and bringing it back to smoking state, will not over indulge once it get right. :D

 

[kcghost]

I would sure like to see that tin.

 

[fishnbanjo]

It's the one in the photo.

 

[checotah]

The heck with the tin; I'd like to try the tobacco! Where/how did you come up with that treasure, FnB?

 

[fishnbanjo]

The Devils Playground it showed up in a search I was doing.

 

[cigrmaster]

fish, very cool. Let us know how you like it after you are done re humidifying it.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Well I smoked a small bowl the other day in my Tim West, the tobacco was at the point I could bend the coin (I'm not sure that's what these little guys were called) and see the strands of tobacco but it wasn't perfect. It smoked very well to ash and the Vitamin N was very prevalent. Today I tested it again and called it done to perfection as I could pick a coin apart and bring the tobacco to strands that were easily taken apart w/o tearing even though it is not required.
I then popped the contents into one of the new resealable Ziploc bags and removed the air with the pump and put it in the cellar, will revisit it when the urge kicks in and then reseal the bag again. I have found out the tin dates to the 40's but nothing to date it exactly just safe to say it's at least 65 y/o. I'm happy to be experiencing a tobacco older than I am.

 

[misterlowercase]

That's good news Banjo! Glad to hear it.
I wonder if those perforated holes in the paper have any clues? Usually they're numbers, may be production dates? Regardless, that's some ancient stuff! J&F Bell would be the original original stuff, they merged with Mitchell in 1904.
I like this memorial plaque in honor of Mitchell employees who gave their lives in WW1

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic7483.html
Stephen Mitchell also bequested the funds for a huge public library in Glasgow,

the Mitchell Library
I found the IMPORTANT NOTICE in your tin to be interesting, I guess it's talking about the "pancake stacking" method?
Smokers will find that they will obtain the true fragrance of this unique tobacco if it is NOT RUBBED OUT; but to ensure ease of lighting, the circles ---------------of the bowl should-------------teased.
...could you fill in the blanks?
Thank you and enjoy your Holy Smokes!

 

[fishnbanjo]

I found the IMPORTANT NOTICE in your tin to be interesting, I guess it's talking about the "pancake stacking" method?
Smokers will find that they will obtain the true fragrance of this unique tobacco if it is NOT RUBBED OUT; but to ensure ease of lighting, the circles at the top of the bowl should slightly teased.
...could you fill in the blanks?
Thank you and enjoy your Holy Smokes!
The perforation are 67 7 has a . on top of it and ZW with the bottom leg of the Z being in an arc going down, has to be date/lot code maybe?