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Vintage plastic ashtray, DRUM

SKU: 1088

Vintage plastic ashtray, DRUM.

Round dark blue vintage ashtray with red border and brand name DRUM.

  • Height: 3.5 cm.
  • Diameter: 14.7 cm.

Drum is a brand of fine-cut handrolling tobacco, or shag. It was originally produced and distributed by the Dutch Douwe Egberts corporation. Douwe Egberts was purchased by the Sara Lee Corporation, which sold Drum to Imperial Tobacco, the current British producer. After Douwe Egberts discontinued Drum in the USA, Republic Tobacco of Glenview, Illinois, began making its own version of Drum for distribution in the United States, usually sold accompanied by a package of JOB rolling papers. Both versions are considered halfzware (Dutch for "half-strength") type tobaccos, although the flavors and cuts are not the same due to different methods of curing. Halfzware usually indicates a combination of dark Kentucky burley and bright Virginia tobaccos. Imperial also produces Drum in gold (blonde) and light (mild) varieties. Drum's main competitor in the US is Bali Shag rolling tobacco.

Trivia
In the movie Pulp Fiction, a pack of Drum is prominently displayed as the brand that Vincent Vega smokes. Vega (played by John Travolta) has just returned from a trip to Amsterdam.

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