Cyprus used to produce tobacco. The leaves from the Karpas peninsula were very favoured and bought by various cigarette companies. This cigarette box for 12 cigarettes was made in Larnaca by D. G Dianellos and Sons itd. A red box with print in white and black, featuring the image of a sun with a face in the centre in black and gold. Dimensions: 5x3x2 cm
MMR-00024 > Samaritan cigarettes, Cardboard, ca. 1953
You can see this exhibit up close, along with many others, in the 3rd-floor exhibition room of CVAR.
