Tobacco in the leaf or stick form has served as money in many parts of the world from early times to the present. From its establishment in 1818 until the mid 1960s, the Maclin-Zimmer-McGill Tobacco Co. in Virginia was making Lord Beacoinsfield Native Twist Tobacco, which was used as money in parts of the Pacific. It was used during World War II as money in many areas of the Pacific. One or two lempeng was a day's pay for paddling a canoe or cutting wood in the forest, according to Michael Rockefeller. Tobacco sticks became a subsidiary currency upon contact with whites. They were not used in the official exchanges between bride and groom. Braided tobacco sticks were the preferred method of small payments. In 1950 a stick of tobacco was worth 4d.