Wooden Cigar Boxes

<>     The First Boxes    vl¢4

<>     Types of Boxes (overview)    vl¢4

<>     Wooden Boxes      vl4

<>     Nailed Wood Boxes      vl4

<>     Boxes of 12 & 13     vl4

<>     Boxes of 250      vl4

<>     Nailed Wood with hinges      vl4

<>     Boite Nature      vl4

         How & Where Wooden Boxes were Made

<>     Labels and Trim    vl4

<>     Types of Hinges & Clasps     v4

Tin Boxes & Cans

<>     Tin boxes of the 1800’s    vl¢4

<>     Tin boxes of the 1900’s    vl¢4

<>     Tin Cans    v4

<>     Tin Cans with paper labels    v4

<>     Tin Trunks    v4

<>     Tin Pocket Packs    v4

<>     Flat 10’s    v4

<>     Wm. Vogel, tinmaker    vm 4

<>     P. Lorillard’s use of tin   vm 4

<>     Bayuk Bros. use of tin   vm 4

<>     Dutch tin before WWI   v4

<>     Dutch tin after WWI    v4

<>     European & Egyptian tins    v4

1. +      How Tin Boxes were Made
   

Boxes Made of Other Materials

<>     Metal Boxes (other than tin)   v l 4

<>     Cardboard Boxes   v l 4

<>     Glass Boxes and Jars   v l 4

<>     Plastic Boxes   v l 4

Novelty Boxes

<>     Types of Novelty boxes, an overview    v M ¢ 4

<>     Book Shaped boxes    v M ¢ 4

<>     Log Cabins    v M ¢ 4

<>     Uprights    v M ¢ 4

<>     Mugs & Bottles    v M ¢ 4

<>     Game Boxes    v M ¢ 4

<>     Boudoir Boxes of the 1930’s    vM¢4

<>     Assortment & “Your Choice” Boxes    vM4

<>     Cigarillos    v 4

<>     Jumbos    v 4

<>     Cuban Chests    v M ¢ 4

<>     Box Patents    v l

<>     Cigar Patents    v l

<>     Other Patents    v l

Condition

<>    What do I see when evaluating condition?    v  

        

Dating Cigar Boxes

<>     Easy Dating    v M 4

<>     Using Government Regulations to Date    v M 4

<>     Tax Stamps    v M 4

<>     Import Stamps    v M 4

<>     Factory ID’s    4

<>     Caution Notices    4

<>     Tax Class Notices    4

<>     NRA    4

<>     Made in Bond Stamps    4

<>     CMIU Blue Label    v 4

<>     1880-1887-1912 Misleading dates    4

         Dating Boxes by Style

Dating Foreign Cigar Boxes

<>     Dating Cuban Boxes    v 4

<>     Dating Canadian Boxes    v 4

<>     Identifying Canadian Factories    0 4

Label Themes

<>     Elections and Cigars    v l M ¢ 4

<>     Patriotism    v M ¢

<>     War    v

<>     Indians   v

<>     Newspaper    v

<>     Fraternal Orders    v

          Famous Men   

<>     Sex in the 1880’s    v M

<>     Womens Rights   v

<>     Sports & recreation    v

<>     Hunting-fishing    v

<>     Horse racing    v

<>     Baseball    v M

<>     Railroad Gallery    v m M

          Theater  

          Shakespeare

          Painters, Poets and Authors

<>     Cowboys    v m

<>     Christmas Gallery    v M

<>     Health Claims Gallery    v l M ¢

<>     Racism Gallery    v m M ¢

<>     The Devil You Say    v

<>     Comic Characters    v

          Children

<>     Domestic Animals    v

<>     Wild Animals    v

<>     Water Animals    v

<>     Elephants   v    NEW

<>     Birds Gallery    v

<>     Fruits, Flowers & Veggies    v

<>     Middle East Gallery    v    NEW

         Local Landmarks & Events

         Allegory

         Maps

         Puns Jokes & Plays on Words

         Boats & Ships

         Spanish Themes

         Dramatic Typography

         Oddities

Cigar Tobacco

1. +      Types & Where Grown
   

<>     Cigar Tobacco Districts in Cuba    m 0

<>NEW The start of CT Shadeleaf    m 0 

<>NEW Growing Shadeleaf in Connecticut    v m 0  

1. +      Planting & Harvesting in the U.S.
   

         Leaf Dealers

Promotions

<>     Giant cigars    v m M

         Parades

          Gimmicks

          Promotions for Retailers

<>     Ads in early Movie Theaters    v m

Premiums for Smokers

<>     Tin Tobacco Tags    v l 4

<>     Playing Cards (Worldwide cigar brands)    v

<>     Playing Cards (U.S. cigarette brands pictured)    v 4    

<>     Playing Cards (European cigarette & tobacco pictured)    v 4    

<>     Hard-A-Port Girlie Cards  (pictured)   v m M 4

<>     Cuban Girlie Cards    v 4

<>     Miscellaneous Premiums    v m ¢ 4

<>    Cigar Boxes as Premiums    v m ¢ 4

<>     Sheet Music    v m M

<>     CMIU Give-aways    v m 4

<>    Buttons    v 4

         Trade Cards

         Insert Cards

         Tokens

<>     Felts & Flannels    v m M 4

<>     Silks & Satins    v m M 4

<>     Leathers    v m M 4

<>     Cigar Coupons    v m M 4

<>     Catalogs & Prizes    v 4

<>     Redeeming United Cigar Store Coupons    v m

Cigar Maker’s Union  (CMIU)

          History of the CMIU

<>     Union Blue Label Dating Guide    v l 4

<>     Give-aways    v m 4

<>     Artifacts    v m 4

<>     Local Unions Location Guide    l 4

Who were the Cigar Smokers?

          Men

<>     Women Smoking I  (1725 - 1875)    v l m M ¢  

<>     Women Smoking II  (1825 - 1875)    v l m M ¢   NEW

<>     Children Smoking  (1800 - 1960)    v m M ¢

Who was the Cigar Industry?

         Cigar Factory Operations

         Cigar Factory Interiors

+       Cigar Factory Exteriors

<>     Cigar Prices in an 1883 New York Restaurant    m

<>     Cigar Factories in 1885  (1):  The three basic sizes    m 0

<>     Cigar Factories in 1885  (2):  Where were they?    l 0

<>     Cigar Maker’s Hand Tools Part I: identification guide    v m M 4

<>     Cigar Maker’s Hand Tools Part II: expanded info    v l M ¢ 4

        Wholesalers

         How Business Works: A wholesaler’s Correspondence

         How to Set Up a Branch Office

1. +      Delivery Vehicles
   

Salesmen

<>     Salesmen    vlM¢

<>     How Salesmen are portrayed on boxes    vm

<>     Dishonest Salesmen in New York City    m

<>     Fraudulent Cigar Auctions in New York City    m

<>     Street Vendors    vmM¢

+       Premiums to Dealers

<>     Advance Cards    vm

<>     Sample Boxes    vmM4

<>     Cigar Box Openers    vm4

Retailers

          Store Exteriors

          Store Interiors

<>     How Cigars were Displayed in Counters    vm

          Dummy Display Boxes

          Mail order dealers

          United Cigar Stores

          Shulte, Edwin, other retail chains

Cigar Box Factories

          Factory Exteriors

          Lumber Companies

          Types of Cigar Box Wood

          Uptegrove Lumber Co. Story

          How Nailed Wood Boxes are Made

          How Boite Nature Boxes are Made

          Box Company Envelopes and Letterhead

Cigar Label Printers

          How Labels are Made

          How Labels were Sold

          A few Important Printers

Cuba

<>     Cuba

           History of Cuba before 1898

<>     Corruption in “free” Cuba 1898-1960    l¢

          Life on a Vega (tobacco farm)

<>     Tobacco Types & Regions    v 0

<>     List of every known Cuban cigar brand    0

<>     Cuban Labels before 1868 vol I NCM    v

<>     Cuban Labels before 1868 vol II Thomas Wangler    v

<>     Cuban Labels after 1878    v

<>     Cuban Smokers in 1884    m

<> NEW Cuban marcas (top brands)

<>     Cuban Boxes    vm

<>     Cuban Chests    vlM¢4

<>     Dating Cuban Boxes    vm4

<>     Bibliography Books & Articles on Cuba i NCHM

         Battle of Havana in 1762  

<>     Cigarette Wrappers of the 1860’s    vlM4

<>    Tour of the La Honradez Factory 1860    lM¢4

+       Cigarette Packs

         Trade Cards

<>     Cuban Cigarette Cards    vm4

<>     Cuban Leaf Art     vmM¢

Canada

<>     How to Identify Canadian Factories    l4

<>     How to Date Canadian Boxes    vl4

<>     Notes on Canadian Tax Stamps    m4

<>     Canadian Import & Excise Ports    l4

Other Foreign Cigar Operations

          Mexico

           Puerto Rico & Jamaica

           Philippines

           Europe

           The Netherlands

           Sumatra and SE Asia

           India

<>      Dutch Tin Before WWI    vM4

<>      Dutch Tin After WWI    vM4

<>      European & Egyptian cigarette tins   v

Accessories

<>     Cigar Bags    vm4

<>     Cigar Cases    vm4

<>     Modern Humidors    v4

<>     Cigar Lighters    v4

<>     Pocket Cigar Cutters    v4

<>    Desk Cigar Cutters    v4

<>     Horns-Antlers-Tusks    v4

<>    C.M.I.U. Give-aways    v4

<>    Cigar Box Openers    v4

<> NEW Box Lid-holders    4

         Cigar Store Figures

          Matches & Match-safes

<>    Ashtrays    v4

<>     Spittoons    v4

Things Made From Boxes

<>    Gallery of Items made from cigar boxes    vm4

Fakes, Frauds & Fantasy Items not Cigar

<>     Items that Look Like Cigar Boxes, but Aren’t    v4

<>     Hambone Fakes    m0¢4

<>     Boyish Babe Ruth Fraud    m04

<>     Princess Mary Tin    m04

<>     Coca-Cola band that Isn’t    m04

<>     English Fantasy Tins    m04

<>     Cuban Girlie Cards    v04

<>     Tobacco Boxes    m04

<>     Common eBay Frauds    m0¢4

Glossary - Definitions

<>     Glossary of Cigar Related Terms through the Ages    04

Bibliography

<>     Bibliography

<>     General A to B about Cigars

<>     General C to I about Cigars

<>     General J to R about Cigars

<>     General S to Z about Cigars

<>     Government Documents

<>     Directories

<>     Catalogs of Cigars, Labels, Tools, etc.

<>     Cuba

<>     Revenue Stamps

<>     Magazines    v

<>     Handwritten Ledgers, letters, forms, documents

<>     Patents related to Cigars, Boxes & Accessories

<>     Growing Tobacco

<>     Collecting Tobacciana       4

<>     Poetry, Fiction, Legal cases, etc.

The Museum

<>  Who is Tony Hyman?    0

<>  Visiting the Museum in Person    0

<>     CIGAR MAGAZINE tour of the Museum    v

<>     Things made from cigar boxes    v0

Wanted to Buy

<>     Tax Stamps the Museum Wants to Buy    4

<>  Other Items the Museum Wants to Buy    v4

  If you want to Buy an item

How to Take Perfect Pictures

<>  How to Take Perfect Pictures    ¢ 4  

       MUST SEE you want to take more than one perfect photo a day. In the past 5 years I’ve taken 22,000+ close up, perfectly lit, hi res photos of documents and other items from the size of a large cigar box to the size of a lima bean.  I personally took nearly EVERY modern photo you see in the Museum.  A bright ten year old with no camera or computer skills can use the same system I use (tho 5 years newer) within 15 minutes, be proficient in minutes.

       Would YOU like big, clear, perfectly lit and composed photos of  multiple valuables YOU might own? CONSIDER with whom you’d like  to share photos, one time or on disk: your lawyer, your accountant, your insurance company, your executor, your children.

        Could YOU use perfect photos of: coins, stamps, antique art, jewelry...whatever?  Jewelry makers and other artisans can copy every piece when made and within seconds have the photos in the hands of whomever you wish. Internationally. Privately.  From your own home.

        Hard as it may be to believe, even if YOU have NEVER operated a camera or computer or both...YOU CAN TAKE PERFECT DIGITAL PHOTOS in privacy. Don’t believe me, read the demonstration. Call the 800 number. You won’t be visited or pestered with salesmen, but you can ARRANGE FOR LITERATURE OR a private demo at the distributor’s Southern California Offices. I drove 300 miles, tested it with a range of items I wanted to shoot, and took the top of the line model home and bless it EVERY DAY.

       Cost varies $2,000 to $3500 (depending on what you need);

a small price considering what you can do or could lose. Cooperatives and Libraries, endless possibilities.

Where were the Cigar Factories?

New York City 1st, 2nd, 3rd Tax District NY

Albany & 14th District NY

Binghamton, Syracuse & 21st District NY

Buffalo, Rochester & 28th District NY

Philadelphia & 1st District PA

Lancaster & 9th District PA

Pittsburgh & 23rd District PA

Illinois

Ohio

New Jersey

New England

Maryland

California

Florida

Indiana

Wisconsin

Michigan

        Minnesota

Louisiana

Iowa

Missouri

Kansas & Nebraska

West (WA, OR, MT, ID, CO, NM, AZ,

                              UT, WY, ND, SD, TX, OK)

<>    Where were they in 1885?

Who were the Major Pre-1960 Companies?

1. +       Straiton & Storm  (became General Cigar):  S&S PRINCIPES,                           
   

              S&S BOUQUET, OLD JURY, OWL, ROBT BURNS,

             VEGUEROS, CERES, NATALIE, SANTA CLARA, THE

             COTTAGE CIGAR, LA PERFECCION, SIXTEENTH

             AMENDMENT

          General Cigar   WHITE OWL, ROBT BURNS, VAN DYKE,                                           

              WILLOW TIPS, WILLIAM PENN, BOBBIE, TIPARILLO

          Lichtenstein Bros. (became Consolidated, then Altadis): SPICY.

              THE CRIB, CAPTAIN, PICTORIAL WEEKLY, CORE

              FAMILY, THE WRONG END, TOWN TALK, YACHT CLUB

          Consolidated  DUTCH MASTERS, EL PRODUCTO

1. +       H. Fendrich   CHAS. DENBY,  LA FENDRICH, DIAMOND JOE,
   

2. +            GLOBE DISPATCH,
   

          American Cigar   CREMO, ROI-TAN, 100’s of others

+        Bayuk Bros.  PHILLIES, HAVANA RIBBON, PRINCE HAMLET

          Yocum Bros.  Y-B, MAPACUBA, PRINCE HAMLET

          Sutro & Newmark:  PICKET, TA-TA, TURNING BOARD,

              RELIANCE, THE LATEST, PEACOCK, HAILSTONE, HIGH

              TONED, BEELZIBUB, ROYAL NIBS, POAR VALUE,

              NO SCHEME, MY PARTNER, MODEST, LA ESCEPCION

          Kerbs & Speiss  WELCOME, SMASHER, STRUCK OIL,

             NEW ENGLAND GROCER, LIVER REGULATOR, 

             THE NEWS, MERMAID

          A.J. Golden  BLUE RIBBON, WHITE ORCHID, RED RIVER CROOKS, dozens of others

          Foster-Hilson: HOFFMAN HOUSE, OUR TRAVELLER,

             DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION, DPG’S HEAD, PERMIT ME,

             OUR FRITZ, BUFFALO BILL

          Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert  EL VERSO, SAN FELICE 

          Sensenbrenner  SANTA FE, DEL CARA

          Lucke   TELESCOPE, ROLLED

          Congress Cigar Co.   LA PALINA

          Waitt & Bond  BLACKSTONE,

          RG Sullivan  7-20-4,, DEXTER

          H. Traiser  PIPPINS

          Graves  JUDGE’S CAVE

          Wolf Bros.  CROOKS

          Jno. Swisher KING EDWARD, SWISHER SWEETS,

             RED RANGER, POM-POM

          Morton Edwin  LORD EDWIN

          Brown Bros.  DETROIT FREE PRESS, others

          Carl Upmann  BOUQUET, VISTA [10037],

          I. Lewis: JOHN RUSKIN,

          Powell & Goldstein  FACTORY 370, NAPOLEON, ROMAN

             KING, FREDERICK III, AROMA, SWEET MOMENTS,

             FLYING JIB, LITTLE NAPOLEON, HAVANA PUFFS,

             O.P. SHATTUCK, WEDDING BELLS, GRAND MASTER,

             MYSTIC SHRINE, HARRISON-MORTON, CLEVELAND

             THURMAN, BIG K,

          Brown Bros.  DETROIT FREE PRESS, GOLDEN PHEASANT,

          Jose Escalante  CORINA, OLE, AURELIA

          Samuel Davis  FRONTIER, MUNGOES many others

          Brenheiser  BRENHEISER others

          Brooks and Company  INVINCIBLES

          Eisenlohr  CINCO, HENRIETTA

          E.H. Gato  BOUQUET, LA ESTRELLA others

+        P. Lorillard,  MURIEL, WAR EAGLE, HEADLINE, CUBIST,

             POSTMASTER, ROXY, MASTERPIECE, HAVANA CONSUL,

             LEEROY, ROYAL BENGAL, dozens of others

          F.R. Rice  many

          Jenkinson, Pollack, Marsh Wheeling,  many

          Thompson & Co.

          Cuesta Rey

          Roth, Brunner & Feist  WAR EAGLE [4404]

          Bondy & Lederer: WHITE SPOT, LITTLE NIGGERS,

             FOXHALL, COLORED LADY,

          W.H. Snyder  WILL’S TWINS [6426],

          J.C. Winter  WINTERS,

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