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9 Center Square New Oxford PA 17350 717-495-3395 kellykinzle@comcast.net Visit us online at: KellyKinzleAntiques.com SIR WALTER RALEIGH TOBACCO TRADE FIGURE This unique version of Sir Walter Raleigh is one of the most historically significant tobacco trade figures known. With a solid provenance dating to its original creation, our acquisition marks the first time the figure has been publicly offered. Attributed to the shop of Samuel Robb, New York, the figure was made for the J.G. Flynt Tobacco Company for the launch of their Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco in 1884. The brand and figure were acquired by Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company in 1925 and the figure gifted to a company executive in 1964. Illustrated in Cigar Store Figures in American Folk Art (p. 26). White pine; retains an historic period paint surface. 79" high