Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company

Mail Pouch was a popular chew advertised on over 20,000 barns,[2] many located in the rural Ohio River Valley.Each barn had an end or side painted with the familiar Mail Pouch lettering and advertising, "Treat yourself to the best."The brothers began manufacturing cigars in 1879 as a side-line to Samuel Bloch's wholesale grocery business.It was discovered that the left-over cigar clippings could be flavored and packaged in a paper bag, and then sold.Mail Pouch chewing tobacco is still produced by Swisher International Group.
Headquarters building of Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company, Wheeling, West Virginia
Adjacent factory building
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