TSU or UST logo lid?

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

dug this up today and can't find any info on net...can anyone help?

 

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[Felinepeachy]

Tennessee State University

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Tennessee State University

couldn't find a logo of theirs that looked like this....what would the lid been for?

 

[Felinepeachy]

Hmmmm well, when I think of college I think of BEER LOL


JK of course

 

[clovis97]

It is a lid to a can of Copenhagen snuff.

UST stands for United States Tobacco.

 

[clovis97]

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[Felinepeachy]

I have to say...I love the What Is It forum...

and I finally, positively, knew what it was before anyone else. It is a first time for me!!!!

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

It is a lid to a can of Copenhagen snuff.

UST stands for United States Tobacco.

where did you see this logo?
i thought of the snuff (i dip) didn;t see this logo!

 

[ohioaxeman]

It is a lid to a can of Copenhagen snuff.

UST stands for United States Tobacco.

I chew copenhagen long cut. must be an older can!

 

[clovis97]

Copenhagen used to be packaged in a pressed chipboard can, with a metal top, just like what Tennessee Treasure Hunter has in his picture. Skoal was packaged the same way, IIRC.

I went to high school in the 80's, and all the Copenhagen cans were pressed chipboard with a steel top. It seems that Skoal went to a plastic can, but the Copenhagen brand stayed in the chipboard can for many years after.

Is Copenhagen packaged in a plastic can these days?

 

[clovis97]

Here is a link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Old-1982-COPE...aultDomain_0&hash=item3f084da02d#ht_500wt_949

 

[RON (PA)]

Clovis97 beat me to it. UST = United States Tobacco.

 

[ivan salis]

old metal top cover for glass --- drinking glass shaped "snuff" container -- United States Tobbaco Company ---

 

[clovis97]

Here is another link:

Look at the second picture in the listing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-PACKS-COPENHA...aultDomain_0&hash=item43a5d20d6d#ht_500wt_949

 

[clovis97]

FWIW, I wonder if the lid that the OP is an older can, dating earlier than the 80's.

The OP's lid has a much fancier UST logo, as well as a full grip stamped around the outer rim, most likely for ease of opening.

 

[ivan salis]

psst look on E bay it shows a exactly matching * UST type tin lid along with with a drinking glass type snuff container * from older persons estate ( when empty I guess they could have used the container for a drinking glass / just throw the "top" lid away ) -- it say's it is from around the 1911 era when United States Tobbaco Company was set up due to the "busting up" of the tobbaco monoply owned by JAMES BUCHANAN DUKE * by teddy rooosevelt -- this could be very very old * (100 years ago) maybe even going back as far as the "original" 1911 UST company

look in E Bay use ------------ snuff lid - all categories -----------in e bay listings & scroll down a bit

the rim is stamped that way to "fit" the glass and stay snug upon it

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Thank you guys very much!!