Cigar Industry of the U.S., 

1762 - 1962

The history of cigars, cigar boxes, cigar labels,  cigar making, cigar cutters, cigar premiums, cigar tools, cigar promotions,

and other things cigar in the U.S. + some Canada and Cuba.

An untold story...until now




Modified: March 4, 2011

 
Welcome... 
I’m Tony Hyman. 
   At age 12, I wanted to know how many different cigar boxes there were.
  60 years later, I can report it’s a surprising 2,000,000+. 
  Those boxes were created and sold by THE pioneers in package design, marketing, and advertising. The Cigar Industry led ALL marketers in the creative use of design and material, paving the way for all modern advertising.
  I plan to share as much of this amazing story as I can in  my Cigar History Museum. 
So far, I’ve posted  200+ Exhibits and uploaded 4,000+ illustrations. 
     Enjoy !

Read the Museum Story


I suggest you begin in 
one of three places

Home Page        Outline        What’s New

¥../The_Museum/CIGAR-MAGAZINE.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0

            HOME PAGE  
You’ll find links to FEATURE EXHIBITS like “Frauds, Fakes & Fantasies,” showing you objects you’ll find on the web. Also “The World’s Most Complete List of Cuban Cigar Brands” and more...  
You’ll find links to 27 TOPICAL GALLERIES. Click on topics like     [1] Cigar Making & Selling, [2] Cigar Boxes & Labels, [3] How to Identify and Date Boxes from the US, Canada and Cuba [4] How Taxes began, [5] Premiums, [6] Novelty boxes, and  [20+] more. Each GALLERY opens your way into the Museum’s 200+ EXHIBITS.  A click or two takes you anywhere in the Cigar History Museum. 
            SITE OUTLINE 
You can scroll a list of 200+ EXHIBITS in 27 GALLERIES, while only a click away from everywhere in the Museum. The list of EXHIBITS is color-coded to help you find the type information you’re seeking.
             WHAT’S NEW
You can scroll an annotated list of EXHIBITS in the order they were added to the Museum, latest on top. Best for regular visitors to Hyman’s National Cigar History Museum.
1http://cigarhistory.info/Site/NCM_HOME.html
2http://cigarhistory.info/Site/What_you_can_see.html
3http://cigarhistory.info/Site/New_exhibits.html