Antique General Store Tobacco Plug Cutter c.1890-1920 Binoculars Original plate for label

Original plate for label

Interior: H 68

DATE OF MANUFACTURE c1954

An early 20th century steel hospital operating room supply and instrument cabinet on casters with upper and lower cabinets

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Antique General Store Tobacco Plug Cutter c.1890-1920 Binoculars Original plate for labelABOUT An antique cast iron tobacco plug cutter used in general stores during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to slice pressed plug tobacco into smaller, sold by the inch pieces. Cast iron frame with a metal blade and a wooden base. A popular advertising collectible, often featuring the name of a local grocery company. CREATOR T. C. Johnson Co. of Quincy, Illinois. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1890 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Cast Iron, Metal,