Title
Making Pigtail Tobacco
Caption
Making pigtail tobacco: the tobacco leaves are being spun into a long rope. A boy keeps a type of spinning wheel turning while the man at the bench adds more and more leaves to the rope. Pigtail was used mainly for chewing but could be smoked in a pipe. Wood engraving, London, 1841.
Date
1841
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A08_332
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 18,4in x 12,7in / 5506 x 3809 (300dpi)