Mogul Cigarette Silk featuring President James Buchanan
Manufactured in New York, circa 1912-1915
Interesting ephemera featuring James Buchanan.
The complete set featured 24 Presidents and were collected then and now.
Mogul was an expensive hand-rolled all-Turkish cigarette that was started by an independent maker in New York City and by 1914 was owned by the American Tobacco Company.
After an anti-trust suit ATC was split into smaller companies with a focus on “standard cigarettes” that could be more efficiently mass-produced and sold at a lower cost. As the tobacco industry became more competitive, finer brands of cigarettes struggled in the marketplace and resorted to marketing methods such as these silks to retain their popularity.
Provenance: Donor found in family items while cleaning.
A note from Sara Good on accession sheet: 'Transferred from manuscript collection [accn. # mss95.66.a-b]. Transferred because originally placed in wrong collection 6-9-2003.'
Note from Sara Good on accession sheet: 'Transferred from manuscript collection [accn. #mss95.66.a-b]. Transferred because originally placed in wrong collection.'
Colored image of Buchanan, copied from Matthew Brady daguerreotype. Black jacket, brown vest, white shirt and tie, rosy lips, white hair. Caption: 'James Buchanan President of the United States.'
James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States.'
Description
Color lithograph of James Buchanan (a bust view). Black jacket, white shirt, white bow tie. Rose-colored drapes with gold trim in the background. White pillar in background. Caption: 'James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States.'
James Buchanan Secretary of State' 'James Buchanan Secretary of State'
Description
Black and white lithograph of James Buchanan. Bust view. Buchanan wears a black jacket and vest, and a white shirt. Pillar in the background. 'James Buchanan Secretary of State.'
Black and white lithograph of James Buchanan. Bust view. Buchanan wears a black jacket and vest, and a white shirt. Pillar in background. 'James Buchanan Secretary of State.'
Black and white lithograph of James Buchanan. Bust view. Buchanan wears a black jacket and vest, and a white shirt. Pillar in background. 'James Buchanan Secretary of State.'
Black and white lithograph of James Buchanan. Bust view. Oval. Buchanan wears a black jacket and vest, and a white shirt. Oval likeness surrounded by swirls and four smaller engravings of books, soldiers, a man giving a speech, and a carriage scene. 'Jam