From: Ralph Proctor <???????????????????>
Subject: Farewell Amphora

What I am looking at here is an object smokers who
live in the USA (the land of the free) might not be
obtainable after a while.

A beautiful ten-ounce tin of Amphora Red.

There are a few cans left here in Coral Gables, but when they
go, well, I guess that will be the end.

What is printed on the can is sheer poetry.

                              AMPHORA
                                D E
                             SELECTION

                          ESTABLISHED 1753

                              AMPHORA
                            Pipe Tobacco

                               CLASS
                                 A
                              TOBACCO

                             FULL AROMA
                              Original
                             CAVENDISH

                                  I M P O R T E D

                                    NETWT10 OZ

              Douwe Egberts has a long tradion in the
                manufacture of pipe tobacco. As far
              back as 1753 - over two centuries ago -
           the firm of Douwe Egberts began to search for
                 and select tobacco varieties, from
           Asia to America, of a quality eminent and fine
                      enough for pipe tobacco.

          Since quality has always been our first concern
                    it is evident that even now
              as Douwe Egberts has grown into a large
           international concern, pipe tobaccos are still
           manufactured by a small specialized division.
          The manufacture of pipe tobacco is still a craft
                         at Douwe Egberts'.

                 Every year our own tobacco buyers
           travel around the world to buy the best suited
                       tobaccos on the spot.

            At Douwe Egberts pipe tobaccos are made by a
                 small group of dedicated workers.
          The process is partially carried out by hand and
                requires great skill and experience.

                                D E

                            Product of:
                           DOUWE EGBERTS
                          Tobacco Company
                           Rotterdam-Holland

Smoke in peace--if not in freedom,

Ralph


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