Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, July 27, 1880

This collection consists of ephemera from W. S. Kimball & Company,a major Rochester, New York tobacco products manufacturer. The company is possibly best remembered for its once-landmark factory, the smokestack of which was capped with the statue of Mercury now atop the Aqueduct Building. The items in this collection were recovered from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the building at the time of its demolition in 1951. Materials in the collection include advertising pieces, packaging, box labels, price cards, and newspapers, dating between 1878 and 1885.