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Cigar box labels were printed in blue, red and yellow to create a multitude of colours like violet, orange and green and many labels were embossed and some in gold or silver leaf, thus creating a thing of beauty and then pasted on with glue to the box lid. Cigar industry historian tony hyman is the author of the handbook of american cigar labels available through tobacciana research and resources, p. Cigars were packed in boxes, crates, and barrels as early as 1800, but the small sized boxes that we are familiar with today did not exist prior to around 1840 hyman, tony 1972. Busty women, heroes, impish children, sports icons, composers, all these and more found their way into the. Cigar memorabilia is still smoking collectors weekly. Scarce antique cigar box label stork bob earl lithographers sample label. The tobacco collection spans the years 18281987, with the bulk of the items dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and contains material assembled by library staff related to the manufacturing, sale, and use of tobacco in the united states, particularly in the south. Cigar box labels 4 sale main cigar label junkie dotcom.
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