Another couple of favourites of mine, "Rosebud" cigarettes and "Golden Navy Cut". Both manufactured by Brankstone & Co of London. The firm was taken over by Adkin & Sons in 1904 who were also members of the ITC. You will note that the "Rosebud" tin is live.

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 A few more tins from Broadie collection and from the same Brankstone Tobacco and Cigarette  Company.

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(Can some turn them picture around please)

More from Mr Andy Burns ...... Double Wow !

 Wow, more stunning tins there from the A.B. treasure chest. The condition of that Silver Wreath ladies tin is stunning & 3 x Night & Morning's!!! There should be a rule that you can't own more than one, Co's I want one! Yes Ross that Cooper's has a nice strong design & great typography. There's some mighty rare stuff there - Thanks Andy.

 Some lovely and rare tins there. Is that "Coaching Club" Hignett's or Bigg's?? Love the "Apple Blossom" & those "Primrose" look in mint condition as do the "Silver Wreath" tins. I agree that the Cooper & Co "Priory" is super. Must find a bit more info on this firm. Have been looking for a decent one of those Player's navy blue tins for 22 carat gold tipped cigarettes for years. Those Bewlay's are nice also. Great collection and thanks for showing.

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 A bit of information regarding the company Cooper & Co. Established in 1871 - first in Glasgow by Thomas Bishop - It was a groceries shop and expanded into various goods to become a big local retailer in Glasgow. Liverpool branch opened in Church St in 1895 and closed in 1972 and at the outbreak of the 2nd World War, they employed 1,100 people in 20 departments. It was known as the Fortnum & Mason of the North and specialised in tea & coffee, exotic fruits, fine wines with own brands of furniture polish, butter, dairy cream. They even employed page boys to carry customers shopping to their cars. The first floor of the building was occupied by a spacious cafe with seating for 900 and waitress service. There is no evidence that they manufactured tobacco so may have contacted that out to a tobacco manufacturer, such as Ogden's in Liver pool. Have posted a picture of the store.

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(I wonder if any of the bottle/jar collectors have any of the firms branded cream jars or bottles)

 Well noticed BB. It prompted me to have a look at anothed similar tin which you can see does have the ships on. Then a further look at other Player's items in my collection showed some with and some without. I don't have an explanation at the moment.

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 This  "Sweet Home Flake" by Nicholls of Chester is another favourite of mine.

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 Some nice finger tins from the Broadie collection.

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 As a long retired teacher I had to buy the first two ..they came along when I was still facing classes of 30 adolescents  ..wishing some times... I "Had a license to kill"..Chasing the kids smoking at breaktime gave me a chance to smoke myself....with them !!!..The Twin Clouds tin is my wishful thinking tin , with me on the couch, following a day of teaching