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Reflection2

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:27:28 +0000

This 1880's box features an unusual label of a woman admiring herself. Vanity, it has been held, was a staple of the Victorian era.

Lady_of_the_Alps

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:27:28 +0000

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Here is the somewhat renowned Edelweiss girl, an early advertising icon of the Chicago-based Schoenhofen Brewery.

Havana_Rose_IL

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:27:28 +0000

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A typical late Victorian lithograph depicting one of the all-time favorite cigar label themes - pretty women.

Golden_Queen_detail

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:27:28 +0000

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Pleasant, but bordering on smug, this particular "queen" adorns a circa 1898 box from Illinois.

Patriot_IL

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:27:28 +0000

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Another Illinois box, with a patriotic treatment... its abundant nationalism owing in great part to the recent War with Spain of 1898.

Nickleby

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:27:28 +0000

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An homage to the Dickens character, though cigar manufacturers almost never respected trademarks and frequently ignored copyrights.

Blue_Pearl_box

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:03:48 +0000

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This lovely lady is featured on a box from Millstadt, Illinois.

Louis Reichling, maker, Factory No. 112, 13th District, Illinois.

Valkyrie_box

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:09:47 +0000

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This Tampa, Florida cigar box boasts an interesting label featuring a mythological matron bringing a slain warrior home to Valhalla.

In ironic contrast to its spiritual imagery is a proclamation on the bottom of the label that "Science produced it."

Butt_In_cigars

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:00:16 +0000

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A simple, line-drawn label adorns this box from a Burlington, Iowa cigar maker. Simple labels like this one stand in direct contrast to their more elaborate, stone-lithographed counterparts popular in the day.

El_Benedicto_inner

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:00:16 +0000

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A coy maiden is courted by a determined suitor in this playful lithograph for El Benedicto cigars.

Black_Crook_box

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:00:15 +0000

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A terrific cigar box depicting the devil from a popular, long-running theatrical prodution, the 'Black Crook.' The devil design is even carried over to the front flap, and since these were often ripped off when the box was opened by merchants, few of the older boxes still retain them. The fact that the background is black is also somwhat unusual for a cigar box label, as the overwhelming majority of them were white.

Princess_inside

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:10:14 +0000

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A cache of rare, old cigar boxes were salvaged when a building containing old courthouse records from Colusa, California suffered catastrophic damage.

Jungs_Holt_Fast

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:18:44 +0000

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Wisconsin has always had a strong German heritage, and this box reflects that quite markedly.

misc_boxes2

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:26:12 +0000

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A colorful assortment of cigar boxes, with some of the more 'classic' cigar advertising themes like famous men, pretty girls, indians, birds, etc. Theatre greats Anna Held and Lillian Russell co-exist with the framers of the Declaration of Independence and men of letters such as John Ruskin and Lord Tennyson

Robin_Hood_label

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:26:13 +0000

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Sherwood Forest's most famous habitant makes a colorful splash on this elaborate litho.

Two_Cracker_Jacks

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:26:13 +0000

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These two 'Cracker Jacks' seem quite chummy...

Yatigan_Cigar_inner

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:26:13 +0000

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

Yellow_Cab_inner

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:26:13 +0000

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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.

La_Diva_box_NY

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:12:24 +0000

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

La_Diva_detail_NY

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:12:25 +0000

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A closer look at the label for La Diva, NY, 1883.