Golden Lights Cigarette Brand Playing Cards — Lorillard, Sealed in Plastic
A delightful piece of vintage tobacco advertising — a full deck of Golden Lights cigarette brand playing cards, still sealed in the original plastic wrap. Manufactured for Lorillard Tobacco Company by The United States Playing Card Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — the gold standard of American playing card makers.
The box is dressed in Golden Lights' signature gold, navy, and red colorway with the castle crest logo and the period-correct tar/nicotine disclosure: "8 Mg. Tar, 0.7 Mg. Nicotine." A snapshot of a very specific moment in American advertising history, when cigarette brands gave away branded merchandise freely and proudly.
- Brand: Golden Lights — Lorillard Tobacco Company
- Manufacturer: United States Playing Card Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
- Contents: Standard 52-card deck (assumed complete, sealed)
- Size: Standard playing card deck — approx. 2.5" W × 3.5" H × 0.75" D
- Condition: Original plastic wrap intact; box shows light yellowing and shelf wear consistent with age; cards presumed unplayed
A must-have for collectors of cigarette advertising, playing card ephemera, or Lorillard brand memorabilia. Display it sealed — that's where the value lives.