Box of personal effects of Sgt. John Warwick, 72nd Bn., #129340. They are NOT in this Players Navy Cut Cigarettes Box / Case. The box with the papers, medals etc. of Sgt Warwick is in the Museum office. The items need to be sorted and accessioned. There are also items from Ed Esson and Stan Wellburn. NOTE: This cigarette box is not with these effects. Navy Cut Tobacco is a brand of cigarettes manufactured by the Imperial Tobacco Group formerly John Player & Sons in Nottingham, England. The brand became Player's Navy Cut. They were particularly popular in England and Germany in the late 19th century and early part of the 20th century, but were later produced in the United States. The packet has the distinctive logo of a smoking sailor in a 'Navy Cut' cap. The phrase "Navy Cut" is according to Player's adverts to originate from the habit of sailors taking a mixture of tobacco leaves and binding them with string or twine. The tobacco would then mature under pressure and the sailor could then dispense the tobacco by slicing off a "cut". The product is also available in pipe tobacco form.