The origins of Sutliff Tobacco Company go back to the mid-19th century.
In 1849 H.W. Sutliff founded the Sutliff Tobacco Company in San
Francisco, California. From the mid-19th century until the early 1900’s
the company primarily operated as a retail establishment, selling cigars
and pipe tobaccos. Iin 1933, the company began manufacturing
its flagship brand “Mixture 79”.