James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

P O T O S IC G A R. Philadelphia INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITY AWARDEDBY UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL COMMISSION HILADELPHIA MOCCLX Exhibition . J A M A I . I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E . First P r i z e M e d a l MESSRS. THOMPSON and WEITZMANN obtained the First Prize Medal in the World at the Philadelphia Exhibitionin 1876. MESSRS. E S S R S. 1 8 7 6. T H O M P S O Nand W E I T Z M A obtained the First Diploma of Merit at the Philadelphia Exhibition , P R O F E S S O RW A N K L Y N ' SR E P O R T . D R O F E S S O RW A N K L Y Nhaving made a minute and prolonged examination and analysis of " THE POTOSI CIGAR," comparing them most carefully with the principal Havannah Brands , writesas follows: " Laboratory, 7, Westminster Chambers, London, November30, 1880, 6 6 " I haveexaminedT H O M P S O N a n d W E I T Z M A N N ' S P O T O S IC I G A R S. I find that the P O T O S IC I G A R Sare m a d eof GenuineTobaccoof excellent quality . They are free from all traces of guano, and are to be preferred to those cigars which , being made of tobacco grown on highly -manured soils , are liable to becometainted . (Signed) " J. A L F R E DW A N K L Y N , M.R.C.S. " S O L EW H O L E S A L E A G E N T S : G A S P A R D , B E L L , A N DC O. , 2 8, T h r e a d n e e d l e Str et, L o n d o n, E.C. C O N N O I S S E U R S O F Chomp MPSON & WEITZM i t m a n G O O DC I G A R S POTOSI A R E I N V I T E DT O I N S P E C T O U R SPLENDIDSTOCK. N.B.-A considerable amountof injury has been done to these excellentcigarsb yimitationsm a d ein L o n d o na n dactuallysold in b u n d i e sa s T H O M P S O N a n dW E I T Z M A N N ' S P O T O S IC G A R S . P l e a s eto ObservethatT h o m p s o na dW e i t z m a n n ' sCigarsare p a c k e d in boxesonly, brandedwiththeir n a m e, andlabelled withtheir trave m a r k .