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Ogden's St Julien Tobacco Advertising Showcard - An Ogden's St Julien Tobacco advertising showcard featuring a multi-figure humorous scene set outside a tavern. The central composition depicts a man in 18th-century style dress including a blue coat and buff breeches, seated on a green bench while smoking a long clay pipe. He holds a broadside printed with Smoke OGDEN'S ST JULIEN TOBACCO. Flanking him are two figures looking from windows; the figure to the right is shown pouring liquid from a bottle into the central character's top hat. The scene is finished with tavern details including a ceramic pitcher and a glass of ale. The display features bold yellow block lettering reading OGDEN'S across the top and ST JULIEN TOBACCO to the lower section. Housed behind glass in a dark-stained molded wooden frame with carved decorative inner borders. The reverse is finished with brown paper and fitted with three modern brass wall-mounting brackets. Overall height: 24 1/8 inches Overall width: 17 3/4 inches.