Harrys

Harrys is an English quality name found on tax wrappers and later on card boxes, used as a recognised grade designation rather than a single fixed design. The name appears to have begun as ‘Henry VIII’ before being shortened, and by the late 19th century it sat within the familiar hierarchy of named qualities alongside Moguls, Highlanders, and Merry Andrews. Makers sometimes distinguished sub-grades—Woolley & Co’s “Second Harrys”, for example—while the terminology itself persisted into the early 20th century and was also echoed by some early American manufacturers.