![]() He packed 11 pounds of Old Rover Tobacco and three hundred cigars. Michael Byrne, a retired New York merchant and former deputy sheriff traveling in first class, apparently planned to spend a good deal of the voyage smoking. For the many passengers who brought pipes, Cunard acquired 560 pounds of loose Capstan tobacco-“navy cut”-and 200 pounds of Lord Nelson Flake, both in 4-ounce tins. The ship also sold cigars from Havana and American cigarettes made by Phillip Morris. Cunard stockpiled thirty thousand “Three Castles” cigarettes and ten thousand Manila cigars. ![]() ![]() The company laid in a supply of 150 cases of Black & White Whiskey, 50 cases of Canadian Club Whiskey, and 50 of Plymouth Gin also, 15 cases each of an eleven-year-old French red wine, a Chambertin, and an eleven-year-old French white, a Chablis, and twelve barrels of stout and ten of ale. This was a significant source of profit for Cunard. ![]()
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