Mail Pouch Tobacco barn

A Mail Pouch Barn

A Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn is a barn with one or more sides painted in advertisement for the West Virginia Mail Pouch chewing tobacco company, based in Wheeling, West Virginia. These barns can be found in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, although an increasing number have fallen into dilapidation or have been demolished. The barns, usually painted black or red with yellow or white capital lettering, read as follows: "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco Treat Yourself to the Best." Many of the barns after World War II were painted by Harley Warwick of Belmont County, Ohio.