Purchased a couple of months ago.

Founded in 1896, took over Leon Marcus &  Co, 53, Dickinson St, Manchester who had two popular brands "After The Ball" & "Marcus's Cigarettes". "Kinnear" were based at 57, Park Lane, Liverpool, Later traded as the West End Cigarette Factory, Manchester and Seven Spears, Tobacco Factory, Heanry St, Liverpool. They seem to have been in business for a very short time as their brands were taken over by Cope Bros, & Co Ltd in early 1900. Their  brands "Handicap", - "Golden Straight Cut", - "Outrider", - "Floral" and "Seven Spears" named after their factory. There is not much on this company so if anyone can contribute further information it would be appreciated even copies of their brand packets/tins.

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Found a few old tins to put in it.

Can someone turn pictures right way up please. Thanks

Here you go Bacco. Again with the most obscure. Pretty sure I don't own anything related.

 Thanks hilbert for turning the photo's. Glad you all like the cabinet it is a bit of a rarity. And for you batleycarr1 the full picture of the Griffiths & Aviss showcard dated 1899.

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 Found some further information on "Kinnears". They won first prize for their stall display at the Tobacco Trade Exhibition held at the Horticultural Halls, in London in June 1897. Picture from the "Tobacco" trade magazine 1897. Also, advertisement for their "Floral" cigarettes which claim that the cigarette paper is made from real flowers. Not sure how that works??

"Happy New Year to all Forum Members" 

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(Can someone turn the picture please)

Fabulous cabinet and content  . Great work Bacco .

 Hi batleycarr1, Glad you like the showcard. I had shown it before a few years back but it is a nice one. Pleased you like the cabinet Relics. I have found a bit more info on the company. An enlarged advert for the "Handicap" cigarettes and the packet for their "Outrider" cigarettes.

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 On the back of the cabinet is an enamel manufacturers label, O C Hawkes, Globe Works, Birmingham which I have seen on other similar manufacturers cabinets such as Ogden's. This company was started in 1859 by John Hawkes and taken over by his brother Obed Charles Hawkes. They were one of the principal Birmingham glass works specialising in mirror glass from 1880 to 1920. It also has stamped on the rear (This is the property of Kinnear Ltd).

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 This "Kinnear" show-card advertising cigarettes belongs to another collector and is a rare item and  the only one I have come across.

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That's a beauty and in such good condition.