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Wills's Pirate Shag Tobacco Advertising Figure - A countertop advertising display figure for Wills's Pirate Shag tobacco, constructed from painted plaster. The figure depicts a pirate caricature with a red and gold polka-dot bandana, black jacket, and gold-toned trousers, standing against a stepped base. The front of the base features raised lettering in red reading WILLS'S PIRATE SHAG, with painted white text above stating 8 1/2d PER 1/2 OZ. The figure holds a detachable paper-wrapped cardboard tobacco pack prop printed with W.D. & H.O. WILLS BRISTOL and Old Friend flanking a central portrait of a man. The rear of the base features an impressed mark reading I.T.C.9632. The underside of the base shows exposed plaster with adhesive residue and remnants of white material where a protective backing was previously attached. 14 inches high