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H.F. and PH.F. Reemstma Sorte R6 Cigarettes

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H.F. and PH.F. Reemstma Sorte R6 Cigarettes

Category

Military

Classification

CHENHALL - Personal Objects - Personal Gear - Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment - Cigarette

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

H.F. and PH.F. Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken

Date Manufactured:

1944

Place of Production:

Germany

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Open pack of German cigarettes containing nine (9) cigarettes (a). Outside sleeve of the pack has been removed and is in two parts: the front (b) and the back (c). Box is off-white, oriented horizontally, and has a red band at the top and bottom of the front face. "REEMTSMA / SORTE / R6 O/M" is printed in red on the center front over paragraphs of brown text. There is also a line of brown text in bold at the top and bottom of the front face. The ...

Materials:

paper

tobacco

Marks: Front in brown, top: "ERNTEN 38 BIS 40 + MUSTERCIGARETTEN + MISCHUNGSNUMMER R 6 o/M" Front in brown, bottom: "H.F. & PH.F. REEMTSMA + CIGARETTENFABRIKEN + HAMBURG-BAHRENFELD"

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 0.5 in, Length: 4.25 in, Width: 3.875 in
    Weight: 0.031 lbs

Credit

Gift of Alfred Rushton, 1999.17.1a-c

Display Status

On Exhibit

H.F. and PH.F. Reemstma Sorte R6 Cigarettes

About: H.F. and PH.F. Reemstma Sorte R6 Cigarettes

About: H.F. and PH.F. Reemstma Sorte R6 Cigarettes

These R6 cigarettes produced by Reemtsma Cigarette Manufacturers, were recovered from the U-505. Smoking was not permitted within the U-505. Sailors were only allowed to smoke cigarettes from the deck while the boat was surfaced.

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