Altoids Mints Were Originally Marketed To Relieve Stomach Discomfort. For Over 100 Years, Altoids Were Packaged In Small Rectangular Cardboard Cartons That Were Approximately The Same Size As Todays Recognizable Tins. The Tins Were Introduced In The 1920S To Help Protect The Mints And To Stay Neatly Closed In Pockets And Handbags. About The Brand Around The Turn Of The 19Th Century, During The Reign Of King George Iii, The Recipe For The Original Altoids Was Perfected By Smith & Company, A London Confectionary Firm. They Were First Sold In The U.S. In 1918, At That Time Sold In Small, Rectangular Cardboard Cartons.
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