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Here’s the Plan

by Tony Hyman

COLOR CODE is designed to show organization levels since indents aren’t stable.

Topics marked <> are posted and OPEN for your enjoyment

Topics Marked + are coming next (probably)

Cigar Boxes

<> The First Boxes

<> Types of Boxes (overview)

<> Wooden Boxes

<> Nailed Wood Boxes

<> Boxes of 12 & 13

<> Boxes of 250

<> Nailed Wood with hinges

<> Boite Nature

+ How & Where Wooden Boxes were Made

+ Labels and Trim

<> Types of Hinges & Clasps

<> Tin Boxes & Cans

<> Tin boxes of the 1800’s

<> Tin boxes of the 1900’s

<> Tin Cans

<> Tin Cans with paper labels

<> Tin Trunks

<> Tin Pocket Packs

<> Flat 10’s

+ How Tin Boxes were Made

<> Wm. Vogel, tinmaker

<> P. Lorillard’s use of tin

<> Bayuk Bros. use of tin

<> Dutch tin before WWI

<> Dutch tin after WWI

<> Metal Boxes (other than tin)

<> Cardboard Boxes

<> Glass Boxes and Jars

<> Plastic Boxes

<> Novelty Boxes

<> Types of Novelty boxes

<> Book Shaped boxes

<> Log Cabins

<> Uprights

<> Mugs & Bottles

<> Games

<> Boudoir Boxes of the 1930’s

<> Choice & Assortment Boxes

<> Cigarillos

<> Jumbos

<> Cuban Chests

<> Box Patents

<> Cigar Patents

<> Other Patents

<> Frauds, Fakes & Fantasies: and items that aren’t Cigar

Dating Cigar Boxes

<> Easy Dating

<> Using Government Regulations to Date

<> Tax Stamps

<> Import Stamps

<> Factory ID’s

<> Caution Notices

<> Tax Class Notices

<> NRA

<> Made in Bond Stamps

<> Other Ways to Date

<> CMIU Blue Label

<> 1880-1887-1912 Misleading dates

Dating Boxes by Style

<> Dating Cuban Boxes

<> Dating Canadian Boxes

<> Identifying Canadian Factories

Cigar Labels & Birth of Advertising

+ The Perfect Package

Advertising Periods

1865-1878 Early

1878-1892 Early Golden Age

1892-1909 High Golden Age

1910-1916 Late Golden Age

1917-1941 Machine Age

1942-62 End of an Era

1962-2008 Modern Boxes

<> Copyright Infringement

<> Worst Brand Names

<> Censorship of Images

<> You Can’t Say That (any more)

+ How Labels were Manufactured

Gallery of Great Design

<> Vanity Brands

<> Theme Galleries

<> Elections and Cigars

<> Patriotism Gallery

<> War Gallery

+ Indians Gallery

<> Newspaper Gallery

<> Fraternal Orders Gallery

Famous Men Gallery

+ Women of the 1880’s

Women thru History

<> Sports & recreation Gallery

<> Hunting-fishing Gallery

<> Horse racing Gallery

<> Baseball Gallery

Theater Gallery

Painters, Poets and Authors Gallery

Cowboys Gallery

<> Christmas Gallery

<> Health Claims Gallery

<> Racism Gallery

<> The Devil You Say

+ Comic Characters Gallery

Children Gallery

Animals Gallery

<> Birds Gallery

Barnyard Gallery

Plants Gallery

Local Landmarks & Events Gallery

Allegory Gallery

Maps Gallery

Puns Jokes & Plays on Words

+ Railroad Gallery

Boats & Ships Gallery

Spanish Themes

Cuba

History of Cuba before 1898

<> Corruption in “free Cuba” 1898-1962

Life on a Vega (tobacco farm)

<> Tobacco Types & Regions

<> Cuban Labels before 1868 vol I NCM

<> Cuban Labels before 1868 vol II Thomas Wangler

<> Cuban Labels after 1878

Cuban marcas (and their top brands)

<> Cuban Boxes

<> Cuban Chests

<> Dating Cuban Boxes

<> Bibliography Books & Articles on Cuba in Hyman’s NCM

Battle of Havana in 1762

<> Cigarette Wrappers of the 1860’s

<> Tour of the La Honradez Factory 1860

Cigarette Packs

Cuban Cigarette Cards

History of Cigars

<> Time Line of Cigars 1460-1760

<> Time Line of Cigars 1760-1860

<> Time Line of Cigars 1860-1910

<> Time Line of Cigars 1910-1960

<> 1863-1868 The tax wars

1893-1911 The Tobacco Trust

1900-1940 United & other chain stores

<> Cigar Hand Tools

+ Development of Machines

+ How Cigar Machines Work

Sizes, Shapes & Blends

Flavorings

<> Colusa, Calif. typical selection 1890

<> White Labor Movement

<> Censorship and Cigars

Cigar Tobacco

Planting & Harvesting

+ Types & Where Grown

Leaf Dealers

Promotions

<> Giant cigars

Parades

Gimmicks

Premiums for Smokers

Stogies & Cheroots Aren’t Cigars

Women in the Industry

Children in the Industry

<> Cigar Maker’s Union (CMIU)

History

<> Union Blue Label Dating Guide

<> Give-aways

<> Artifacts

<> Local Unions Location Guide

Who were the Smokers?

Men

Women

<> Children

Who was the Cigar Industry?

Cigar Factories

Five Types of Cigar Factories

Gallery of Interiors

+ Gallery of Exteriors

<> Cigar Making Tools

Wholesalers

How Business Really Works: A wholesaler’s Correspondence

<> How to Set Up a Branch Office Letter

+ Gallery of Delivery Vehicles

<> Salesmen

<> How Salesmen are portrayed on boxes

<> Street Vendors

+ Premiums to Dealers

<> Gallery of Advance Cards

<> Gallery of Sample Boxes

Retailers

Store Interiors

Store Exteriors

<> How Cigars were Displayed in Counters

<> Dummy Display Boxes

Mail order dealers

Retail Chains

United Cigar Stores

Shulte, Edwin, others