R. & J. HILL

R. & J. Hill Ltd was a tobacco, cigar and cigarette manufacturing company founded in London in 1775 by the Hill brothers. The company had its main office at Spinet House, 20 Copthall Street, and its factory at Shoreditch High Street, called Badminton Tobacco Works. The company was known for its cigarette cards, illustrated cards that were inserted in cigarette packs as a form of advertising and collecting. In 1953 the company was acquired by Carreras Tobacco Company, which in turn merged with Rothmans of Pall Mall in 1958.