Lot # 21: Circa 1880s Allen & Ginter Virginia Brights Tobacco Premium Cabinet Card - "The Cigarette Maker"

Extremely rare nineteenth-century cabinet card featuring a woman seated at a work table hand-rolling cigarettes, issued as a premium by the Allen & Ginter tobacco company. The cabinet, which measures approximately 4-7/8 x 7-3/8 inches, features the advertisement for "Virginia Brights/Cigarettes Crop of 1884" printed on the top and bottom borders. The identification "The Cigarette Maker" is printed within the photo next to the woman posing. There is a tiny tear along the upper-right edge of the mount and a partially faded pencil notation on the reverse. Age spots and soiling are also visible. Fair condition overall. A very high-quality cabinet with reddish trim around the beveled edges, worthy of any advanced nonsports or tobacco advertising collection.