Physical description
Blue De Reszke cigarette box
Inscriptions & markings
Handwritten on side of box "Dies 3/16" 3/8"
Sides of tin printed "20 De Reszke/20 De Reszke Cork/Godfrey Phillips (Aust.) Pty.Ltd., Melbourne, Australia
Inside Lid printed "Just as good and pure a cigarette as was especially made for and always smoked by that great singer Jean De Reszke/ De Reszke Virginia"
Outside Lid printed "by Appointment/ De Reszke/Virginia/The Aritsocrat of Cigarettes/Milhoff & Co. Ltd."
Subjects
References
- MELBOURNE CIGARETTE FACTORY ENGLISH COMPANY COMMENCES PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Wed 29 Oct 1930 The enterprise of Godfrey Phillips(Aust.) Pty.Ltd., in commencing to manufacture Army Club, De Reszke and Greys cigarettes here in Australia, is worthy of national attention...............
