Jock Auld Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Guys, Not much about today but this tickled me as it still has some fag papers and a bit of tobacco in the bottom. Jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 When do these tins date from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Auld Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Tony, Tthere are no dates on them but certainley from the war time to the 50s I would have thought? I beleive cigarettes were issued in rations and could also be purchased at the NAAFI? I don't know when it stopped being an issued item or when tins turned to card boxes? Jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Maclean Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I had to have a bit of a chuckle at the first post as rolling tobacco in the R.N. was known as "Tickler". It wasn't purchased through the NAAFI but from "slops", the clothing store and was only available in shore bases. It was the hand rolling version of Blue Liner tailor mades. Certainly available in these tins in 1969-70 when I joined and I think went to 2oz conventional tins in the mid 70s. Seagoing ships had brand name cigs and baccy. In shore bases you were issued three red stamps per month each entitling you to 100 cigarettes or 4ozs of baccy. Seagoing ships got six blue stamps per month. In 1969 300 cigarettes cost the princely sum of 8 shillings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Auld Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Well the prices have certianly changed for sure. I am surprised the cans were used right up to the 70's, it's a shame they aren't dated. The tax free entitlement now is 800 a month or 1kg of tobacco but I don't know if that is the same in the Navy? They have the NAAFI cantine service on board now, at least until they close in a couple of years. Jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thee rest of the World is trying to ban smoking but the Forces get 800 cigs a month or 1kg of tobacco. That's 24 a day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Auld Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Mervyn, They do have to buy them and they do not get anything like that in the rations so you still have to buy them on operations. It is still not a cheap option in the NAAFI, I think a 200 carton is around €38. Jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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