John Player & Sons
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John Player & Sons, most often known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. In 1901 the company merged with twelve other companies to become a branc
The original John Player factory in Broadmarsh, Nottingham, England
Workers and staff of John Player at a Christmas party in the 1920s
Pack of Player's Extra Lights shown on a billboard in Toronto, Canada, c. 1980
Gold Leaf is the widely used cigarette brand in Pakistan
Player's Navy Cut
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Navy Cut Tobacco was a brand of tobacco products, pipe and cigarette, originally manufactured by John Player & Sons in Nottingham, England where it continued to be produced after Player's became a bra
John Player & Sons
…was tightly controlled from Bedminster but as a manufacturer the branch retained its own identity, producing distinctive cigarette brands such as Navy Cut, No. 9, John Player Special, and Gold Leaf; loose tobacco brands such as No Name; and its distinctive logo of a smoking sailor in a navy-cut cap…
Advert from the Christmas edition of the Radio Times magazine, 1925