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Lot 84

Framed Vintage Advertising for "Bull Durham" smoking tobacco

Estimate: $25 - $150
Starting Bid
$10

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$100,000 $5,000

Framed Vintage Advertising for "Bull Durham" smoking tobacco

The image is an advertisement for "Bull Durham" smoking tobacco, a brand that originated in the 1850s in Durham, North Carolina. The slogan "Standard of the World" appears on the poster. The brand's logo, a bull, is said to have been inspired by the bull's head on a brand of mustard from Durham, England. 

The Bull Durham brand became one of the most successful tobacco brands in the world, largely due to its innovative and extensive advertising campaigns. These campaigns included large painted signs on buildings and fences, as well as a "Hit the Bull" campaign in baseball stadiums where players could win a prize for hitting the bull-shaped target. The brand is also well-known for its association with the city of Durham, North Carolina, which is nicknamed "Bull City" because of the tobacco brand

 DIMENSIONS with Frame: Height: 15 inch / 38 cm
                                           Length: 12 inch / 30,5 cm
                         

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