Thought bacco might be able to offer some info on this packet - what's the likely age/is it a rarity? Cheers FB

Hi FB,

W D & H O Will's introduced their biggest selling brand "Wild Woodbine" at 5 for 1d in November 1888 along with it's sister brand "Cindrella" and whilst "Woodbine" survived, the "Cindrella" brand was extinguised at the onset of World War 2.

Collectors cherish 5 for 1d packs in preference to older-rarer and prettier packs so your "Cindrella" pack is very desirable for collectors and more so because it is a live pack. Pity it has been opened.

bacco

Thanks for that Bacco.

The opening at the top has no tears so how would it have been sealed? I once had a Snowdrop cigarettes just like this and that was open at the top but still full. Does anyone know the ebay rules regarding the sale of live obsolete cigarette packets?

FB

Hi. I have brought quite a few off ebay with contents intact all the seller done was to say over eighteens only