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Antique Cigar Boxes

CB_Henry_George_stack

CB_Henry_George_stack

05 Feb 2010 131
Featured here are the side labels of three different versions of Henry George cigar boxes, dating from the turn-of-the-century to the Great Depression. The interior views - which follow this photo in my photostream - show the evolution of the brand. Henry George was a nineteenth-century American writer and philosopher whose famous work, Progress and Poverty, examines social and economic inequality.
Bon_Bon_box

Bon_Bon_box

12 Mar 2007 16
A comparatively simple, duo-toned theme, but no less charming an image.
CB_Thor

CB_Thor

13 Nov 2009 106
Thunderously good, as it says inside... :-)
CB_Gold_Star_IL

CB_Gold_Star_IL

11 Jun 2008 152
These Gold Star cigars were manufactured by J. Liska, a likely enough surname given Chicagoland's once-large Czech population. J. Liska, 646 Blue Island Ave., Chicago, IL. Factory No. 1820 First District.
CB_Our_Sisters_KS

CB_Our_Sisters_KS

11 Jun 2008 94
Two lovely Victorian women adorn this antique Our Sisters cigar box - Factory 194, District of Kansas.
CB_Rose_Bride_IL

CB_Rose_Bride_IL

11 Jun 2008 124
Canton, Illinois was home to numerous cigar makers; this Rose Bride variety being but one example.
CB_Marie_Garcia_NY

CB_Marie_Garcia_NY

11 Jun 2008 110
Carlos Garcia was the maker - could this be his daughter or niece?
CB_Charles_Carroll

CB_Charles_Carroll

11 Jun 2008 131
Charles Carroll from Maryland was the last survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Factory No. 993, 3rd District, New York.
CB_Lydia_Darrah

CB_Lydia_Darrah

11 Jun 2008 130
Lydia Darrah once garnered acclaim as a spy during the American Revolution. To think we once exalted patriots instead of singers, actors and celebutantes! Factory No. 469, 1st District, Pennsylvania.
CB_Tobacco_Girl

CB_Tobacco_Girl

09 Feb 2008 123
"Tobacco Girl... comes through with the goods."
CB_Jay_Eye_See_IL

CB_Jay_Eye_See_IL

11 Jun 2008 139
Of all the animals appearing on cigar boxes - and there were many - racehorses seem to be the most prolific. This Aurora, Illinois brand manufactured by Fauth-Linster features the noted harness-racing gelding, Jay-Eye-See, the world's first 2:10 trotter. Factory No. 159, first District, State of Illinois.
Pearl_of_Cuba_box

Pearl_of_Cuba_box

02 Jan 2008 23
A vignette of a partially-veiled lovely set against a floral foreground makes for an attractive box, granted, but it does little to explain why she - or perhaps the cigars - are the pearl of Cuba.
Yatigan_Cigar_inner

Yatigan_Cigar_inner

29 Oct 2007 24
The bustling Meyer Bros. factory in St. Louis is proudly featured on this turn-of-the-century label.
Ground_Floor_inner

Ground_Floor_inner

05 Mar 2007 21
A beautiful inner label showing the lobby of Victorian era hotel lobby, complete with coffee service and a cigar counter, not to mention an idle messenger boy.
Yellow_Cab_inner

Yellow_Cab_inner

29 Oct 2007 23
A deliciously dated label - from the discounted cigar price to the NRA insignia to the style of the cab! Dated, but no less eye-catching, and a true cross-over collectible for transportation aficionados. Factory 348, 1st District, PA.
Blue_Pearl_box

Blue_Pearl_box

20 Mar 2007 22
This lovely lady is featured on a box from Millstadt, Illinois. Louis Reichling, maker, Factory No. 112, 13th District, Illinois.
Social_Smoke_cigars

Social_Smoke_cigars

05 Mar 2007 19
Climb in social status by smoking these offerings from a California cigar manufacturer.
La_Diva_box_NY

La_Diva_box_NY

05 Mar 2007 21
This attractive 1883 box from a New York cigar maker features a woman admiring her own reflection.
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