ORPHAN BOY SMOKING TOBACCO. FINE CAROLINA. MADE BY JOHN WEISERT TOB. CO. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. SIGN MEASURES 17 1/4” x 11 5/8” AND IS IN VERY FINE, CLEAN AND BRIGHT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR TWO SHORT STRESS CREASES TO THE UPPER RIGHT. THIS IS A GUARANTEED ORIGINAL SIGN FROM AROUND 1920 AND NOT A RECENT REPRODUCTION.

NOTE: ORPHAN BOY SMOKING TOBACCO PRODUCED BY THE JOHN WEISERT TOBACCO COMPANY IN ST. LOUIS WAS A POPULAR BRAND NAMED AFTER A MISSOURI-BRED PRIZE-WINNING JACK DONKEY THAT FAMOUSLY WON EVERY COMPETITION AT THE 1904 ST. LOUIS WORLD’S FAIR. THE BRAND GAINED LEGENDARY STATUS FOLLOWING THE FAIR’S SUCCESS.