OGDEN'S TOBACCO CO

Ogden's Tobacco was an English company specializing in tobacco products, founded in 1860 by Thomas Ogden, who opened a small shop in Park Lane, Liverpool. Within a few years, he established several branches in the city and in 1866 built a factory in St. James' Street. In 1896, the company began producing the St. Bruno Flake brand of tobacco, one of the most famous both in Britain and abroad. In 1901, the company was purchased by the American Tobacco Company for £818,000, but the following year it returned to British hands after the formation of the Imperial Tobacco Co. In 1962, cigarette production ended and the company concentrated on pipe tobacco and for rolling, including St. Bruno pipe tobacco. In 2006, Imperial decided to close production in Liverpool