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Tobacco in case,

Glass fronted display case containing leaves of tobacco (known as tobacco hands) grown in England. The case contains labelled examples of Samos 1930, 1931, Golden Queen 1930, Burley 1931 (x2), Burley 1935 (x2), Soulouk Turkish 1936 and Green Dragon 1932, 1933, 1934 (x2), 1936 and small leaf Turkish 1936. Arthur Brandon was one of the first large scale growers of tobacco in England after the relaxation of the ban in commercial growing in 1910. He grew on land around Church Crookham, North Hampshire and his home Redfields. The delivery labels on the back suggest it was sent to H. Stevens and Co, Salisbury by Arthur Brandon and returned to him via London and South Western Railway. Two sticky labels with ballpen handwriting removed. One read: 'for making into cigs by H. Stevens & Co and sold - eventually defeated by excise duty'. The other read: 'TOBACCO HANDS as grown in Church Crookham 19 - 1937 after drying packed in hogsheads to go to Salisbury'.

1 glass topped box with variety of tobacco leaves: tobacco, glass, wood

Museum Object Entry Form - 'Description of object/collection - Collection of items relating to Mr Arthur Brandon's tobacco farm at Church Crookham, Hampshire: Case of tobacco leaf samples, cigarette packet with cigarettes, cigarette box with cigarettes, photographs and scanned archive material.', Pre-MERL Label - 'Tobacco 'hands' as grown in Church Crookham 19 - 1937 after drying packed in hogshead to go to Salisbury for making into cigs by H. Stevens and Co and sold. Eventually defeated by excise duties.', MERL Miscellaneous note - Tobacco samples from Arthur Brandon’s farm are in the collection of Farnham Museum. (https://hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/a-hampshire-tobacco-farm)

Church Crookham

1930 - 1937

Tobacco, Display-case

Plant fibre, Glass, Wood