Vintage cigarette flannel quilt flags

These flannels, as well as rugs and flags, were inserted in tobacco products and packaging as a way of advertising and incentivization. The practice began about 1870 and was common throughout the late 19th Century and the first decades of the 20th Century. The inserts or premiums were varied, some more functional than others, but altogether interesting, and therefore they became collectible items to thousands of men, women and children. Such items included tin tobacco tags, cigarette cards, cigar ribbons, cigarette silks and tobacco flannels and rugs.
(4) 8x10”