![]() ![]() 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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