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1960s Rattray’s Black Mallory Sealed 4 oz Cutter Top Tin, Perth Scotland

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    Here is one from the old shelf.

    A sealed 1960s 4 oz cutter top tin of Rattray’s Black Mallory, blended under the old Charles Rattray at Perth, Scotland name. The tin remains beautifully sealed and pressurized, with visible bulging to the top. The cutter is mounted on the lid, and the original outer metal lid is present.

    This is the sort of tobacco tin that makes a man slow down a little.

    Not because it shouts. It doesn’t. Black Mallory has better manners than that. It wears its black, yellow, and red label with the confidence of a good dinner jacket. The pipe smoker in silhouette, the old tobacco jar, the leaf work, the handsome red lettering, all of it belongs to a time when a tobacco tin was expected to look like something worth taking home.

    Rattray’s was never a carnival name. Charles Rattray built his reputation in Perth, Scotland, after coming out of the Scottish tobacco trade, and the old house became known for carefully composed mixtures with a distinctly Scottish sense of balance. Black Mallory is one of those classic Rattray names that has endured because it sounds good, looks good, and suggests exactly the sort of smoke a serious pipe man might reach for after supper.

    The old side panel puts it plainly:

    “The Full Strength of Red Rapparee Tobacco.”

    That is the right bit of period copy for this tin. Short, confident, and very Rattray. It ties Black Mallory directly to Red Rapparee, but with the suggestion of something fuller and more substantial. Not a different world entirely, but the stronger chair at the same table.

    Modern descriptions of Black Mallory place it in the Scottish mixture family, with Virginias, Orientals, Latakia, and Black Cavendish. It is often treated as the deeper and smokier companion to Red Rapparee: rounded, quietly sweet, smoky, and substantial without being crude. The sort of mixture that suggests polished wood, clean wool, a low lamp, and a pipe that has earned its rest.

    The artwork deserves its own mention. The front panel has that wonderful old Rattray look: bold but not gaudy, decorative but still restrained. The side panel carries the Red Rapparee strength reference, and the cutter top gives the tin real period charm. The paper label shows expected age and handling wear, especially around the rim, but the presentation remains excellent. The colors are still handsome, the graphics still carry, and the tin has the right look from every angle.

    A handsome sealed 1960s Rattray’s Black Mallory 4 oz cutter top tin, still holding pressure after all these years. A fine old Scottish mixture in a tin with style, pedigree, and presence.

    Seller

    pbaggie12

    133 total auctions

    5 current auctions

    Auction Information
    • Aurora- bid $345.00July 4, 2026 12:15 pm

    • Pipe14142014 bid $340.00July 3, 2026 5:06 pm

    • ichio5759 bid $335.00July 3, 2026 5:06 pm [auto]

    • Pipe14142014 bid $330.00July 3, 2026 5:06 pm

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $300.00July 3, 2026 5:05 pm

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $226.00July 3, 2026 5:03 pm

    • ichio5759 bid $224.00July 2, 2026 7:23 pm

    • willbn bid $222.00July 2, 2026 9:35 am [auto]

    • Pipe14142014 bid $222.00July 2, 2026 9:35 am

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $190.00July 2, 2026 9:34 am

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $186.00July 2, 2026 9:34 am

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $182.00July 2, 2026 9:20 am

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $178.00July 2, 2026 9:20 am

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $174.00July 1, 2026 11:12 pm

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    • Pipe14142014 bid $170.00July 1, 2026 11:11 pm

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    • willbn bid $152.00June 30, 2026 11:30 pm [auto]

    • Biggs bid $150.00June 30, 2026 11:30 pm

    • willbn bid $102.00June 30, 2026 9:47 pm

    • KChap bid $65.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $63.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $61.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $59.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $57.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $55.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $52.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $50.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $26.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $25.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $5.75June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $5.50June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $5.25June 30, 2026 9:35 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $5.00June 30, 2026 9:35 pm

    • KChap bid $1.60June 30, 2026 9:34 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $1.50June 30, 2026 9:34 pm

    • KChap bid $1.40June 30, 2026 9:34 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $1.30June 30, 2026 9:34 pm

    • KChap bid $1.20June 30, 2026 9:34 pm [auto]

    • egkozak bid $1.10June 30, 2026 9:34 pm

    • KChap bid $1.00June 30, 2026 9:31 pm

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    1960s Rattray’s Black Mallory Sealed 4 oz Cutter Top Tin, Perth Scotland

    Here is one from the old shelf.

    A sealed 1960s 4 oz cutter top tin of Rattray’s Black Mallory, blended under the old Charles Rattray at Perth, Scotland name. The tin remains beautifully sealed and pressurized, with visible bulging to the top. The cutter is mounted on the lid, and the original outer metal lid is present.

    This is the sort of tobacco tin that makes a man slow down a little.

    Not because it shouts. It doesn’t. Black Mallory has better manners than that. It wears its black, yellow, and red label with the confidence of a good dinner jacket. The pipe smoker in silhouette, the old tobacco jar, the leaf work, the handsome red lettering, all of it belongs to a time when a tobacco tin was expected to look like something worth taking home.

    Rattray’s was never a carnival name. Charles Rattray built his reputation in Perth, Scotland, after coming out of the Scottish tobacco trade, and the old house became known for carefully composed mixtures with a distinctly Scottish sense of balance. Black Mallory is one of those classic Rattray names that has endured because it sounds good, looks good, and suggests exactly the sort of smoke a serious pipe man might reach for after supper.

    The old side panel puts it plainly:

    “The Full Strength of Red Rapparee Tobacco.”

    That is the right bit of period copy for this tin. Short, confident, and very Rattray. It ties Black Mallory directly to Red Rapparee, but with the suggestion of something fuller and more substantial. Not a different world entirely, but the stronger chair at the same table.

    Modern descriptions of Black Mallory place it in the Scottish mixture family, with Virginias, Orientals, Latakia, and Black Cavendish. It is often treated as the deeper and smokier companion to Red Rapparee: rounded, quietly sweet, smoky, and substantial without being crude. The sort of mixture that suggests polished wood, clean wool, a low lamp, and a pipe that has earned its rest.

    The artwork deserves its own mention. The front panel has that wonderful old Rattray look: bold but not gaudy, decorative but still restrained. The side panel carries the Red Rapparee strength reference, and the cutter top gives the tin real period charm. The paper label shows expected age and handling wear, especially around the rim, but the presentation remains excellent. The colors are still handsome, the graphics still carry, and the tin has the right look from every angle.

    A handsome sealed 1960s Rattray’s Black Mallory 4 oz cutter top tin, still holding pressure after all these years. A fine old Scottish mixture in a tin with style, pedigree, and presence.

    This auction contains tobacco.  If you live in certain states, you will be unable to purchase this product.

    Bid History (93 Bids)

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    93 $345.00 A***- New 4 Jul 2026 @ 12:15:01pm
    92 $340.00 P***4 New 3 Jul 2026 @ 5:06:17pm
    91 $339.99 i***9 Auto 3 Jul 2026 @ 5:06:08pm
    90 $330.00 P***4 Outbid 3 Jul 2026 @ 5:06:08pm
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    61 $339.99 i***9 New 2 Jul 2026 @ 7:23:49pm
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