Rose Brothers Engineers letter

Collection — Box: 10 - Small Collections, Folder: 9, Folder: 1

Identifier: NCC-0247

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains what appears to be a mimeograph on company letterhead of a typed two-page January 11, 1899 letter from Rose Brothers, Engineers in Gainsborough, England to R.H. Wright, Esq. in London.

Dates

Creation: 1899 January 11

Creator

Rose Brothers (Gainsborough) Ltd (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Administrative History

When Richard H. Wright (1851-1929), a partner of W. Duke and Son Tobacco Company, visited a London tobacconist, he discovered the machine-made tobacco packaging by Rose Brothers, Engineers, of Gainsborough, England. This eventually led to exclusive rights for Wright to manufacture, distribute, sell, and lease the Rose Tobacco Packer machines in the United States, Canada, and Cuba.