Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco

 Prince Albert pipe tobacco was the most popular product made by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and was introduced in 1907. The red can served as their trademark much like the small cloth pouch served as the trademark for Country Gentleman, which has been featured before. Prince Albert Tobacco was named after King Edward VII, the son of Queen Victoria of England. The ever ingenious people of Appalachia found uses for the empty cans. The men would often take these waterproof cans and shorten them, replacing the bottom, and use them to hold matches, one of which is shown from a private collection.