Antique 1900s–1910s Pearson’s Red Top Tobacco Label 🧺 Byfield Co Byfield MA NOS For Sale

Vintage Antique 1900s–1910s Pearson’s Red Top Snuff tobacco label – an original new old stock piece from the Byfield Snuff Co. of Byfield, Massachusetts. 🧺 This striking label is printed in deep red with black typography and border work, featuring the bold “PEARSON’S RED TOP SNUFF” name, the Byfield Snuff Co. imprint, and a portrait cartouche tied to Pearson’s Mills, the local mill identity associated with the brand. 🏭

The design corresponds to a 1905 U.S. trademark registration for “RED TOP PEARSON’S RED TOP SNUFF BYFIELD, MASS. PEARSONS MILLS,” which places this branding solidly in the early 1900s. 📜 Museum and collector references sometimes call it “turn of the century” or “early 1900s,” and you’ll also see some sellers stretch it into the 1930s, but the trademark evidence and period styling make 1900s–1910s the most historically accurate dating band. ✔️

Byfield itself is a small New England community north of Boston, where water‑powered mills and light industry shaped daily life from the 19th century into the early 20th. 🌲💧 Snuff and other tobacco products were part of that story, and local companies like Byfield Snuff Co. used bold labels like this to stand out in general stores and tobacconists’ counters. These labels were meant to be torn off and thrown away, which is why surviving unused examples in NOS condition are so desirable today. ✨

This label measures approximately 5½ inches wide by 2¼ inches tall, with strong color and crisp printing. 📏 As NOS, it has never been applied to a tin or package; it has simply aged in storage for over a century. It is perfect for framing, float‑mounting, or pairing with period snuff tins, jars, or other tobacco collectibles—especially if you focus on New England or Massachusetts advertising. 🖼️

If you collect tobacco ephemera, early 20th‑century packaging, or regional New England history, this Pearson’s Red Top Snuff label is a gem: a genuine piece of early 1900s advertising that still looks ready to go on the shelf. 🌟

Item details 📝

• Original antique Pearson’s Red Top Snuff label

• Byfield Snuff Co., Byfield, Massachusetts

• Circa 1900s–1910s (early 20th century; 1905 trademark era)

• Approx. 5½\" x 2¼\"

• NOS (new old stock), unused vintage label

A wonderful addition to any collection of early tobacco labels, New England advertising, or mill‑town ephemera. 🧺🏭