In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection ; and to find "The Cupid" cigarette tin was a little unusual. After some research, I found that the manufacturer Barnett & Co, of London & Birmingham , were Chemist's Perfumers, and that, these were Perfumed Cigarettes with a refined undetected odour and emphasis was to proclaim them to be good quality, ie. not tainted by the cheap adulterated 'floor sweepings' that some of the cheaper brands were accused of. I have not come across this brand before and would imagine them as expensive and made for a select market. Circa 1900
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