| Industry | Tobacco |
|---|---|
| Founded | c. 1869 |
| Founder | Francis S. Kinney |
| Defunct | 1890 |
| Fate | Merged with other companies to form American Tobacco.[1] |
| Successor | American Tobacco |
| Headquarters | U.S. |
Key people | Abbot Kinney |
| Products | Cigarettes, trading cards |
| Brands | Sweet Caporal |
The Kinney Tobacco Company was an American cigarette manufacturing firm that created the Sweet Caporal cigarette brand and promoted it with collectible trading cards. Being a leading cigarette manufacturer of the 1870-1880s, in 1890 it merged with other companies to form the American Tobacco Company.[1]
- ^ a b A Trust to Bust: American Tobacco Company Organized, 1890 on the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, 31 Jan 2016
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