Product Catalogs
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© Tony Hyman
Abbreviations
[x]: xerox copy
[bp]: paperback book
[cp]: company sponsored book or pamphlet
[ ]: info not available at this time
Red indicates additions made after the paper edition was published in 2005.
CIGARS.
[Alvarez & Co.]. GOOD CIGARS AND HOW THEY ARE MADE (9th ed). Julius Alvarez & Co., Allentown, PA. 48pp 2"x4", 1901. Paper cover, near mint cond.
Compañia General de Tabacos de Filipinas. [CATALOG] 9"x6" hard cover illustrated catalog, 64pp. Depicts company, full line of product, etc. Good text and pix. Lovely item in super condition.
Cuesta-Rey & Co. HISTORY; SIZES; COLORS; OUR TYPES OF CIGARS; DISTRIBUTION. Tampa: Cuesta-Rey & Co., 1955. [cp]
_______. RELAX WITH A FINE TAMPA CIGAR. Tampa: Cuesta-Rey & Co., N.D. (ca. 1950). 32pp index card size booklet giveaway. Very fine condition.
-------. THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S FINEST HANDMADE CIGAR. Tampa: Cuesta-Rey & Co., 1955. Fine condition company pamphlet.
[Edwin Cigar Co.]. EDWIN’S ILLUSTRATED CATALOG WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. Edwin Cigar Co, 100 E. 16 Street, NYC. 12pp 6"x9", 1935. [paper]
Hjertqvist, Hans A.F. [UNNAMED CATALOG] (Hamburg, Germany) 24pp. Catalog, Cuban Cigars. Date unknown 1930-1955??? Illustrated with line drawings of various front marks (sizes) of cigars.
[J-R Tobacco Co.]. J-R CIGAR ALMANAC. Fairfield, NJ: J-R Tobacco, 1989. Perfect bound, 176page, color catalog of mostly foreign cigars, sizes and prices. A few other tobacco-related products. Depicts operation of the company. Excellent condition, a few minor cover creases. See Rothman, Lew for 1st Edition (1980) of this catalog.
Junionr Army and Navy Stores, Ltd. CATALOG. London, England. Two pages of Cuban, Mexican, Manilla, and British cigars. 6” x 8.5” about 1910. Xerox includes 46 additional pages of cigarettes, pipes, tobacco and tobacco accessories.
[Kline & Co.]. IT ENDED IN SUMATRA. New York: E.A.Kline & Co, Inc., 1938. 16p catalog of cigars, 8.5”x11+” paper-covered. The most striking cover design in cigar catalog history. Depicts product line, advertising, outlets, etc. Complete with original letter, flyers, price list, order blank and the embossed centerfold which is so often missing...everything but the envelope! Ex condition slight corner bump.
“La Cosmopolita” Catalog of cigars. Havana: La Cosmopolita, circa 1940.
Leonardi, Hayman & Co. CLEAR HAVANA CIGARS CATALOG. Tampa: Leonardi, Hayman & Co., 1906, 3.5"x6" paper covered 12pp catalog. Like new.
Rothman, Lew. CIGAR ALMANAC. Belleville, NJ: Education Systems & Publications, 1980. 256 page hard-bound catalog w/dj. First edition. Contains Rothman’s ratings of hundreds of brands and sizes of imported cigars. Pictorial tour of the Partagas factory, much very personal information on selecting cigars, keeping them fresh, etc. Near mint condition (minor tears to dj).
Sackett, Hubert. SMOKE TO YOUR HEAT’S CONTENT AND WITH CONTENT TO YOUR HEART. 20pp illus 2.5”x6” paper covered catalog of denicotinized cigars. Pictures, testimonials, order blank. Mint condition.
Shirk, Jacob G.. PLUG AND SMOKING TOBACCOS, CIGARETTES, SMOKERS' ARTICLES, ETC. AND MANUFACTURER OF FINE CIGARS. Lancaster, PA: Jacob G.Shirk, 1895. 9"x12" paper covered 12pp jobber's catalog of cigars, tobacco, pipes, playing cards, cash register...includes many ads, Creases, folds, small mouse chew in corner does not damage text.
Tabacalera Cubana, S.A. CATALOG. 8 pp. Havana: Tabacalera Cubana, n.d. [Ca. 1920±].
_______. LA CORONA CABANAS, 1940. 6pp fold out 3.5"x6.5" xerox copy. Lists Tabacalera brands, their museum, etc.
Wagner, R. and John Woodhouse. CATALOG AND PRICE LIST. Detroit, Mich: R. Wagner & Co., 1991-92. "Distributing agents for manufacturers of Imported, Key West and domestic cigars, cigarettes, tobaccos, snuffs, and smokers' articles." 5"x7" paper covered 20pp original catalog. Water stained cover, folded. Great price list from wholesaler of Powell-Smith, Hilson, Portuondo, Seubert, Hier, Kent, Straiton & Storm, etc. etc.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel’s cigar humidor, New York City, 1920’s. 7 1/2” x 10”. Illus w ith dwgs and photos. Xerox copy of 20 page catalog. Brief history, ads for various brands, some sizes pictured, discussion of services offered by W-A’s humidor.
WENDT’S PATENT CIGARS, CIGARETTES AND SMOKING TOBACCO. Wendt’s Cigarrenfavriken Ak-tiengesell-schaft, Bremen, ca 1900. 6”x4.5” paper covered 16p catalog explaining denicotine process, depicting cigar product line. Cover credit given to Dr.s Gerold and Thoms for invention. Cover off. Condition otherwise excellent.
CIGAR BOX MAKING
A. Ludwig & Co. BOX HARDWARE, SPECIAL CATALOGUE NO. 15: CATCHES, HINGES, HANDLES, CARD HOLDERS, ETC. A. Ludwig & Co., New York. [?]pp, ?'x?', 1920's. [paper cover]
Stevens, John M. CATALOGUE OF IMPROVED CIGAR BOX AND OTHER MACHINERY. John M. Stevens, Allentown, PA. 6”x9” illus, paper covered, 24pp. Very fine condition. Slight cover scrape, back cover staining. Contents perfect. [n.d.] (ca. 1885).
CIGAR LABELS & TRIM
American Label Co. STOCK EDGING. The American Label Co., New York' ca110pp, 5.5"x10", ca1915. [hard cover]
A. C. Henschel & Co. CIGAR BANDS. Chicago: A.C. Henschel & Co., n.d. (1910-1925?). 7.5"x4.25" paper covered 19pp catalog of "Private Bands with your own title." Like new.
F.M. Howell & Co. CIGAR BOX EDGINGS. F.M. Howell & Co., Elmira, NY. ca25pp, 1"x6", ca1910. [paper cover]
_______. CIGAR LABELS. F.M. Howell & Co., Elmira, NY. ca200pp, 6"x9", ca1905 with 1920 revisions. [hard cover]
_______. SAMPLES OF CIGAR BOX LABELS. F.M. Howell & Co., Elmira, NY. ca25pp, 6"x9", ca1910. paper
_______. SPECIAL TITLE CIGAR BANDS SAMPLE BOOK. Elmira, NY: F.M. Howell, n.d. 13pp softcover 7.5"x3.5" stapled catalog in near mint.
_______. STOCK CIGAR BANDS SAMPLE BOOK No. H40. Elmira, NY: F.M. Howell, n.d. 7pp over 7.5"x3.5" stapled catalog in near mint.
Knight & Co. CIGAR BOX LABELS AT REDUCED PRICES. Catalogue No.8. Knight & Co., Cincinnati OH. ca75pp, 6"x9", ca1900. [paper cover]
George Schlegel. EMBOSSED AND FANCY CIGAR BOX LABELS, FLAPS, TAGS, EDGINGS &C. FROM GEORGE SCHLEGEL, ART LABEL LITHOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT. George Schlegel, New York City. 15pp 6"x9", 1895 supplement to earlier catalog. paper.
O.L. Schwencke. CIGAR BOX LABELS. O.L. Schwencke, New York, circa 100pp; 6"x9", ca1905. [hard cover]
Wm. Steiner, Sons & Co. EMBOSSED CIGAR LABELS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 10"x5" paper covered 15pp catalog of edging, bands, caution notices, back flaps and strips, Well worn as apparently heavily used by original owner. Two designs cut out. Bill themselves as "Artistic Lithographers & Printers," but hese largely uninspiring. One large band.
_______. [UNTITLED CATALOG] Wm. Steiner, Sons & Co., New York. ca20pp, 6"x9". ca 1900. [hard cover]
Louis C, Wagner & Co. CIGAR BANDS. New York: Louis C. Wagner & Co., [n.d.] (TOC). 6"x8" paper covered 8pp catalog of stock cigar bands. Appears to have been dampened and dried. Some wrinkling.
MACHINERY & TOOLS
Arenco Machine Company. [UNTITLED CATALOG]. 8.5"x11" illus b/w 12pp catalog describing "Formator Cigar machine, Type MIT" and "Formator Bunch Making machine" and "Formator Cigarillo machine Type MIC." Rare catalog, 1934. Appear to be made in Sweden, sold by Arenco in U.S.
Bernhardt & Co. PATENT CIGAR PERFORATOR and TOBACCO RE-SWEATING AND CURING APPARATUS. Newport, Kentucky: Bernhardt & Co., [n.d.} (1890's?). 4 page xerox of a 8.5"x11" catalog describing perforator and a sweating and curing box. Excellent data and illus of how curing green, yellow and raw binder and filler is accomplished as well as how wrapper can be darkened.
DuBrul Manufacturing Co. 1930 CIGAR STYLES. Cincinnati, OH: DuBrul, 1930. 8pp illustrated mould catalog, 8.5” x 11” paper cover in near mint condition.
Fries & Fries. PRICE LIST CIGAR AND TOBACCO FLAVORS, ETC. Cincinnati: Fries & Fries, ca 1920. 3.5"x6" 4pp catalog with fascinating info about flavorings and their use.
International Cigar Machinery Company. CIGAR AND CHEROOT MANUFACTURING MACHINERY. International Cigar Machinery Company, Brooklyn. ?pp ?"x?" ca1924. [paper] See also: "Instructions for Lubrication" under "Internat'l Cigar..."
_______. INSTRUCTIONS FOR LUBRICATING THE FRESH WORK CIGAR MACHINE. International Cigar Machinery Company. Brooklyn: ICM Co, n.d. [ca1925].
Miller, DuBrul & Peters Manufacturing Co CATALOGUE OF NEWEST CIGAR MACHINERY AND LATES CIGAR SHAPES, TOOLS & SUPPLIES. Miller, DuBrul & Peters Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati OH. 94pp, 7.5x10 ca 1900 [paper]
_______. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF CIGAR AND CIGARETTE MACHINERY, CIGAR MOLDS AND CIGAR MAKERS’ TOOLS. Miller DuBrul & Peters Mfg Co, Cincinnati OH. ca1900. Excellent! [paper]
_______. SCRAP AND PICADURA MACHINERY. Cincinnati, OH: Miller, DuBrul & Peters Mfg. Co.
_______. SUPPLEMENTAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ADDITIONAL SHAPES AND SIZES OF CIGAR MOLDS. The Miller DuBrul & Peters Mfg Co, Cincinnati OH. ©1904. 12” x 14” paper covered illustrated catalog of 32pp depicting hundreds of new mold sizes. “Used catalog condition” in that it shows cover soil, page turning and small tears. Complete and reproducible.
_______. Machines a Fabriquer les Poupees de Cigares en Tabac Court, No. 3BB Systeme DuBrul. Miller, DuBrul & Peters Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati OH. ca 1920. [paper]
_______. [Same, except in mint condition, with original letters of transmission, and additional inserts]
Miller, Dubrul & Peters Mfg. Co. Selection of catalogs fastened together, presumably by salesman for potential customer: CIGAR MAKERS' TOOLS (8pp), CIGAR PRESSES (6pp+price sheet), CIGAR PACKER (4pp), TOBACCO CUTTERS (4pp), HAND BUNCHING MACHINES (4pp), CIGAR BUNCHING MACHINE #3BB (4pp), DIELESS SUCTION BOARD ( 2pp), CHAMPION CIGAR BRANDER (4pp), CIGAR FACTORY SUPPLIES (6pp), DURES CIGAR MOLDS (16pp). Cincinnati: Miller, Dubrul & Peters, 1915±. Binder cover missing, but catalogs in fine condition. Outstanding illustrations and details as to how various tools and machines are used.
National Selling Co. TOOLS, SUPPLIES AND NOVELTIES FOR THE CIGAR AND TOBACCO TRADE. Catalog No. 4. Allentown, PA: National Selling Co. [n.d.]. A few xerox pp only.
Roto Color Printing Co. CEDAR PAPERS. No date, but a Chelsea 4308 phone number. 3.5"x6" paper covered catalog gives samples and prices for 11 different imitation wood papers for use on cigar boxes. Located 30 Greenwich Ave, New York. Unopened. Light cover soil.
The Sternberg Mfg. Co. WHEN YOU NEED MOLDS OR ANY KIND OF SUPPLIES QUICK, WRITE TO STERNBERG. 6"x9" 24pp paper covered illus catalog of mold shapes. Company located at Burleigh and Weil Streets, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Stevens, John M. CATALOGUE OF IMPROVED CIGAR BOX AND OTHER MACHINERY. John M. Stevens, Allentown, PA. 6”x9” illus, paper covered, 24pp. Very fine condition. Slight cover scrape, back cover staining. Contents perfect. [n.d.] (ca. 1885).
Winget Machine Company. UNIVERSAL BUNCHING MACHINE. 6"x9" 4pp paper covered illus catalog describing machine. York, PA: no date (1890-1910). Folded, like new.
Witsch & Schmitt. SPECIMEN BOOK OF FRONT BRANDS AND MORTISED BORDERS. New York: Witsch & Schmitt, [n.d.] (1880's-90's). Xerox half dozen pp of top brand and frontmark dies. Who has original?
CIGAR SHOW CASES
Gair, Robert. A SENSIBLE CIGAR CASE: WHAT THEY ARE AND WHERE TO GET THEM.. New York, Robert Gair, [n.d.] (1910-20?). Xerox copy of 8 page fold out from legal size paper. Catalog of cases, prices, and suggestions for tobacconists by this NYC printer, lithographer and embosser.
Quincy Sow Case Works. QUINCY SHOW CASE WORKS CATALOG NO. 20. Quincy, IL: Quincy Show Case Works, 1910. 128 illus pp. 8.5”x11” spiral bound reproduction in new condition.
Tinkham Bros. A FEW SELECTIONS FROM THE 1910 LINE OF THE WILMARTH SHOW CASE CO. Tinkham Bros, Jamestown, N.Y. 6.25"wx17.5"h two sided illus catalog of cigar cases. (Have Tinkham Box)
LEAF TOBACCO
CATALOG. Vogt, Carl, and Son. Importers and Packers of Leaf Tobacco and Growers of Sumatra Seed Wrappers. New York & Brooklyn, 1888. Loose paper, folded. 12pp, January 1888.
CATALOG. Vogt, Carl, and Son. Importers and Packers of Leaf Tobacco and Growers of Sumatra Seed Wrappers. New York & Brooklyn, 1888. Loose paper, folded. 4pp, November 1888.
HUSSEY’S LITTLE TRAVELLER. New York: A.Hussey Leaf Tobacco Company, November 1910. 4”x6” paper covered 40pp catalog of leaf tobacco offered by mail.
HELPS FOR CIGAR MANUFACTURERS. L.P. Sutter & Bros., Inc. New York - Chicago - St. Louis - Amsterdam - Havana. 18pp 6"x8", March 1913. [paper]
NEW AND REDUCED PRICE LIST FOR 1894. Lichtenberg's Sons, New York. ?pp, ?"x?", 1894. [paper]
WE CUT THE PRICE BUT NEVER THE QUALITY. Chicago Leaf Tobacco Co., 51 Lake St, Chicago. 34pp 5x8, 1897. Paper; Great illus!
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. Covington, KY: Lovell & Buffington, 1894. 3"x6" paper fold out. Color xerox.
PREMIUMS
American Cigar Company. AMERICAN CIGAR COMPANY'S CATALOGUE OF PRESENTS. St. Louis, MO: American Cigar Co., expires Nov. 1902. 7"x4.5" paper covered 76pp illus catalog in very fine condition. Excellent offerings. Redeemed by mail only. Perhaps the first issued?
[COVER AND EXACT TITLE MISSING] Floradora Tag Company [P.Lorillard/American Tobacco?]. St. Louis, MO. 80pp, 7"x10", 1903-4. [paper] Informative catalog wITH color center spread of premium bands & labels.
PROFIT-SHARING LIST: SEASON 1911-1912. United Cigar Stores Company, Inc., New York. 1911. 4.5” x 8” 36pp, mint condition. List of 135 cities with redemption centers around the U.S.
UNITED CIGAR STORES PREMIUM CATALOG United Cigar Stores Company of America, Inc. New York. 44pp, 5"x8", 1922. [paper]
_______. United Cigar Stores Company of America, Inc. New York. ?pp 5"x8", 1929. [paper]
MISCELLANEOUS
Bruce, George. A PRICED LIST OF PRINTING TYPES AND MATERIALS SOLD AT BRUCE'S NEW-YORK TYPE-FOUNDRY. New York City: George Bruce, Type-founder, No. 13 Chambers St (April, 1856). 16pp oversize facsimile edition produced by Pioneer Press of Terra Alta, WV in 1992. Nice illus of machinery as well as type.
Brunhoff Mfg. Co. CIGAR CUTTERS, CIGAR LIGHTERS, ETC. Cincinnati, OH: Brunhoff Mfg. Co. (1920-25?]. 6” x 9” softcover 80pp reproduction. As new.
Canadian Tobacco Co. SMOKERS' WANTS 1921. Fall River, MA: Canadian Tobacco Co., 1921. 96pp catalog.
Edward Miller & Co. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF BRONZED, DECORATED, AND REAL BRONZE LAMPS AND CIGAR LIGHTERS. Edward Miller & Co., Meriden, CT, 1881. 9”x12” paper covered 100pp, profusely illustrated, reprinted in 1976. Mint condition.
Jones, William McP. PRICED CATALOG OF THE REVENUE STAMPS OF CUBA. Miami: Pedro M. Rodriquez, 1990. #112/200.
Ossko, Piroska. VERKAUFSKATALOG. 26pp illus catalog of smokers’ articles for sale. Budapest, 2001.
Pattberg Novelty Corp. SMOKERS’ ARTICLES catalog. New York: n.d. [mid 20’s]. 14p paper covered 6”x9” wholesale catalog of cigar humidors, tobacco boxes, cigarette boxes, and pipe racks. Like new.
The Sterling Remedy Company. DON'T TOBACCO SPIT AND SMOKE YOUR LIFE AWAY. Mineral Springs, IN: Sterling Remedy Company, 1894. 5.5"x3" 32pp paper covered advertisement , testimonials, evils. Very nice condition.
Otto Young & Company. CATALOG. Chicago: Otto Young & Co., 1900. Four xerox pages from this Chicago retailer showing various cigar jars, ashtrays, matchsafes, etc.
EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS
Ades, Marie-Claire, Curator. CATALOGUE: MUSEE GALERIE DE LA SEITA. Paris: Galerie de la Seita, 1992. 6” x 9” paper covered, 164 pages, illus in color. Items from the collection. In French. Fine cond. Signed card from author included.
Anonymous. MATCHSAFES IN THE COLLECTION OF THE COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM. Washington & New York: The Smithsonian Institution, 1981. [pb]
Apfelbaum, Ben (guest curator, Museum of American Folk Art), TOBACCO ROADS: THE POPULAR ART OF AN AMERICAN PASTIME. Exhibition catalog of small exhibit at Museum of American Folk Art, New York City, June 5th to July 24th, 1987.
Brooks, Jerome E. (annotations). BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS AND DRAWINGS RELATING TO TOBACCO FROM THE COLLECTION OF GEORGE ARENTS, JR. ON EXHIBITION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 1938. [Catalog] [pb]
Byrne, Janet S. AMERICAN EPHEMERA. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Xerox copy what appears to be a catalog of an exhibit. Casual text, with a tid bit here and there.
Herring, Ann (translator). TOBACCO & SALT MUSEUM. Tokyo: Japan Tobacco Foundation. Japanese version, 1985. English translation, 1988. 72pp , 7” x 10” paper covered, profusely illustrated visitor’s guidebook, with historical references to exhibits. New condition, in original paper wrap. Gift from museum director.
Osterreichische Tabakregie. AUSTRIA TABAK DIE SAMMLUNG DES OSTERREICHISCHEN TABAK-MUSEUMS. Vienna: The Austrian Tobacco Museum, 1991. Hardcover, 176pp, beautifully illustrated catalog of museum holdings extensive text. In German.
Quinter, David Richard. NICO: A SELECTION OF ORIGINAL PAINTED DESIGNS FOR CIGAR BOX LABELS (1895-1920) from the collection of the Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor: the Art Gallery, 1982. [32pp illus pb]
Rapaport, Benjamin. MUSEUM OF TOBACCO ART & HISTORY GUIDE BOOK. Nashville: Museum of Tobacco Art & History, 1996. Hardcover. Important memorial to a fine museum now gone.
Smith, Jane Webb. SMOKE SIGNALS: CIGARETTES, ADVERTISING AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. Richmond, VA: The Valentine Museum, 1990. Oversize 10”x13.5” color and b/w paper covered illustrated museum “catalog” to accompany a funded exhibit. Corner bruise, otherwise in mint condition.
AUCTION
Parke-Bernet Galleries. CIGAR STORE INDIANS AND OTHER AMERICAN TRADE SIGNS, PART II [final] OF THE HAFFENREFFER COLLECTION (Sale number 1695). New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1956. 25pp. illus. [code]
_______. THE HAFFENREFFER COLLECTION OF CIGAR STORE INDIANS AND OTHER AMERICAN TRADE SIGNS, PART TWO - FINAL. [a 28pp catalog]. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1956. [cp]
_______. PIPES. (a public auction pamphlet). New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978. 65pp. [cp]
Phillips West Two: THE HOUSE OF PIPES, PARTS III & IV, Wednesday 5 December 1990. 9.5” x 7.25” paper covered; b/w illus. Prices realized. Includes pipes, jars, some miscellany. As new.
Sotheby & Co. GOLD SNUFF BOXES, MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU (The Rene Fribourg Collection IV). New York City, Sotheby & Co., 1963. 72 pp hardcover 8”x10.5” auction catalog illus in color and b/w. Tears and small piece missing from dj. All else in fine condition.
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. RUSSIAN WORKS OF ART. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977.
