Contents:

• Anatomical Snuff Box
• Canaster Tobacco
• Glycerol
• L260
• Mentholated Snuff
• Morton’s Mixture
• Schmalzler
• Snuff Tobacco
• S. P.
• Tobacco Andouille
• Tobacco Carrot

Anatomical Snuff Box.

1840. The earliest reference encountered to a feature of the human hand anatomy where it is termed the anatomical snuff box appears as la tabatière anatomique in a French medical treatise titled Traité complet de Bandages that was published in 1840.

Source: Traité complet de Bandages. Michel Thivet. Page 339. 1840. Digitised version

Canaster Tobacco.

1671. The earliest explicit reference encountered to canaster tobacco appears in a work titled De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, which has mention of canaſter-tabak.

Source: De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: Beschryving van America en ’t Zuid-Land. Arnoldus Montanus. Page 458. 1671.

Glycerol.

1. 1858. The earliest explicit reference encountered to glycerol used as an additive to any tobacco product appears in an issue of The American Journal of Science and Arts that was published in 1858, where can be found a reproduction in article form of a speech made that same year by a Henry Wurtz. The speaker and author in part declares: I have repeatedly prepared small quantities of chewing tobacco…by admixture with a little glycerine…glycerine will be seen to supply every requirement of the tobacconist, as it will not only keep his product moist for an indefinite time, even when exposed to the air, but will also sweeten it.
2. 1860. The earliest explicit reference encountered to glycerol used as an additive to snuff tobacco in particular appears in an encylopedic work titled The English Cyclopædia that was published in 1860, which under the entry for Glycerin has: When added to confectionary wares, preserved fruits, and chocolate, it serves to prevent them from becoming dry. It serves a similar purpose in the manufacture of tobacco and snuff.

L260.

1932. The earliest explicit reference encountered to a blend of snuff tobacco assigned the L260 nomenclature appears in a trade mark application filed by Hedges (Chemists) Ltd. circa 1932-09, which concerned, Capital ‘L’ and numerals ‘260’; for medicated snuff.

Source: The Chemist and Druggist. Volume 117; Number 2,747; Issue 1932-10-01; Page 481. 1932. Digitised version

Mentholated Snuff.

1931. The earliest explicit reference encountered to a mentholated snuff tobacco appears in a trade mark application filed by Illingworth’s Snuffs Ltd. on 1931-02-02 for the term Mentholyptus, which concerned, Manufactured and unmanufactured tobacco flavoured with menthol and eucalyptus.

Source: Trade mark 520,008. Patent Office of Great Britain. 1931. Digital record

Morton’s Mixture.

1825. The earliest explicit reference encountered to a blend of snuff tobacco named Morton’s Mixture or Mortons Mix appears in a newspaper advertisement for a J. Tawell of Sydney published on 1825-10-31 for various goods including snuff tobaccos and specifically Morton’s mixtures.

Source: Sydney Gazette. Volume 23; Number 1150; Issue 1825-10-31; Page 3. 1825.

Schmalzler.

1805. The earliest explicit reference encountered to schmalzler snuff tobacco appears in a work titled Statistische Aufschlüsse über das Herzogthum Baiern that was published in 1805, which has: Der ſogenannte Schmalzler, ein Breſiltabak, der in einem irdenen runden Gefäß, das in der Mitte einen Zapfen von 1½ Zoll hat, in deſſen runder Fuge vermittelſt einer hölzernen Reibſtange fein gerieben und ſodann mit Schmalz und wenig Kalk vermengt wird, iſt in dieſer Gegend ein Hauptbedürfniß, woran ſich jeder Burſch von 14 Jahren gewohnt und daher fein eigenes geſchliffenes Tabakgläschen von verſchiedenen Farben führt.

Source: Statistische Aufschlüsse über das Herzogthum Baiern. Joseph Hazzi. 1805 Edition; Page 105. 1805. Digitised version

Snuff Tobacco.

1600. The earliest explicit reference encountered to snuff tobacco appears in a poetic work titled The Minte of Deformities that was published in 1600 and which includes the lines: One ſnurts Tobacco as his noſe were made, a perfumd lakes for all ſcurrilities.

Source: The Minte of Deformities. C. G. Section Bii. 1600.

S. P.

1833. The earliest explicit reference encountered to the abbreviation S. P. with regard to snuff tobacco appears in a newspaper advertisement for a Green & Co. published on 1833-09-21 for various tobacco products including an S. P. Scotch.

Source: The Sydney Monitor. Volume 8; Number 603; Issue 1833-09-21; Page 3. 1833.

Tobacco Andouille.

1694. The earliest explicit reference encountered to a tobacco andouille appears in a French dictionary of 1694 titled Le Dictionnaire des Arts et des Sciences, which states: Il y a auſſi le Tabac à l’andoüille, qui eſt un Tabac en feüille ſeche & rougeaſtre, de la groſſeur à peu prés d’une moyenne andoüille.

Source: Le Dictionnaire des Arts et des Sciences. Tabac. Volume 4; Page 451. 1694. Digitised version

Tobacco Carrot.

1720. The earliest explicit reference encountered to a tobacco carrot appears in a French edict of 1720-10-17 titled Declaration du Roy Concernant la Ferme du Tabac, which has mention of Tabac en poudre, en andoüilles ou en carotte.

Source: Declaration du Roy Concernant la Ferme du Tabac. Page 4. 1720.