The Mail Pouch barn is a true and enduring part of Americana. Mail Pouch painted barns and signs have been a part of the American and West Virginia landscape for over 100 years, but they are disappearing at a record pace. The Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company and Mail Pouch tobacco began in Wheeling, WV, in the late 19th century. Wheeling is also the birthplace of the idea for using barns as advertising billboards.
This soft cover 140 page book, printed in Charleston, WV includes all the remaining Mail Pouch Barns here in West Virginia. Photographs by Steve Shaluta.