Drummond Tobacco Company
The Drummond Tobacco Company was an American tobacco company in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
| Private | |
 Drummond Tobacco Company Building in St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Founded | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1898 |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri , |
History
The company was founded in 1873, when it started making Chesterfield cigarettes.[1] Its headquarters in St. Louis was designed by architect Isaac S. Taylor in 1885. The company later also produced Horseshoe brand chewing tobacco. It was acquired by the American Tobacco Company in 1898.[2]
References
- Tobacco Shipping Crate, National Museum of American History
- TOBACCO COMPANIES UNITED.; The Trust Buys Out the Drummond Company of St. Louis for Ten Million Dollars., The New York Times, September 24, 1898
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