What You Can See in
The Cigar History Museum
A SITE OUTLINE
by Tony Hyman, Creator, Curator, Owner
Modified 6-20-11
Modified 7-7-11
Modified 7-8-11
Modified 7-24-11
Modified 10-22-11
Modified 11-2-11
Modified 1-31-12
What You Can See in
The Cigar History Museum
A SITE OUTLINE
by Tony Hyman, Creator, Curator, Owner
Modified 6-20-11
Modified 7-7-11
Modified 7-8-11
Modified 7-24-11
Modified 10-22-11
Modified 11-2-11
Modified 1-31-12
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
+ 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
v Lots of pictures
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m Events or stories
0 Topical reports, all sizes
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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
+ 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
+ Planting & Harvesting in the U.S.
Leaf Dealers
v Lots of pictures
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m Events or stories
0 Topical reports, all lengths
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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
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m Events or stories
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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
+ 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
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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
<> 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
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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
<> Directories
<> Catalogs of Cigars, Labels, Tools, etc.
<> Cuba
<> Magazines v
<> Handwritten Ledgers, letters, forms, documents
<> Patents related to Cigars, Boxes & Accessories
<> 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.
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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)
Who were the Major Pre-1960 Companies?
+ 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
+ H. Fendrich CHAS. DENBY, LA FENDRICH, DIAMOND JOE,
+ 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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EXHIBITS marked <> are OPEN for your enjoyment
220th Exhibit uploaded January 31, 2012
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CONTENT GUIDE
What you’ll find in an Exhibit.
History of Cigars
<> Cigar History 1460-1760 Timeline l
<> Cigar History 1760-1860 Timeline l
<> Cigar History 1860-1880 Timeline l
<> Cigar History 1880-1915 Timeline l
<> Cigar History 1915-1960 Timeline l
<> Trading Tobacco for Wives m
<> Tax History l M ¢
<> Import Taxes on Cigars l M ¢
<> 1863-1868 The Tax Wars l M ¢
<> Tax Districts and How They Changed over Time v m 4
1893-1911 The Tobacco Trust
1900-1940 United & Other Chain Stores
<> Cigar Hand Tools I Quick identification guide v m M 4
<> Cigar Hand Tools II Expanded detail v m M ¢ 4
+ Development of Machines
+ How Cigar Machines Work
Sizes, Shapes & Blends
+ Flavorings
<> Small Town Cigar Selection, California in 1890 v m
<> Cigar Prices in an 1883 New York Restaurant m
<> Cigar Factories in 1885 (1): The three basic types v m
<> Cigar Factories in 1885 (2): Where were they? l ¢
<> New York City factories 1887 m
<> Chinese Factories in San Francisco 1897 m
<> Dishonest Salesmen in New York City m
<> Fraudulent Cigar Auctions in New York City m
<> White Labor Movement v l M ¢
<> Censorship and Cigars v m M ¢
<> Women Smokers (Part I Early) v m
Women in the Industry
Children in the Industry
Cigar Boxes & the Birth of
Modern Packaging & Advertising
Box & Lable Periods in the U.S.
In the beginning - 1762-1862
<>NEW 1st Period - “1860’s Style” - Early - v l m M ¢ 4
<> Cigar History 1860-1880 Timeline l
1872 - 18 “1870‘s Style”
1878 - 1882 Birth of Novelty Packaging
1883 - 1891 Early Golden Age “1880’s Style”
1892 - 1915 Golden Age
1910 - 1915 Late Golden Age
1916 - 1931 Machine Age “1920’s Style”
1932 - 1941 Depression “1930’s Style”
1942 - 1962 End of an Era
1962 - 2008 Modern Boxes
<>NEWFull boxes: 1863-1984 v l M ¢ 4
<> Elections and Cigars v l M ¢ 4
<> Copyright Infringement vM¢
<> Worst Brand Names vM¢
<> Censorship of Images vmM¢
<> You Can’t Say That (any more) vM¢
+ How Labels were Manufactured
Gallery of Great Design
<> Vanity Brands (using photos on labels) vM¢4
<> The Perfect Package m¢