I have not as yet written the story of Wm. Vogel tinmakers, of Brooklyn, NY.
In the interim, you might enjoy seeing the illustrations for the exhibit.
Brooklyn’s Wm. Vogel & Bros. is best known for 1890’s sports themed tin boxes made in two colors, three sizes and five different images. Boxes were made for Chas. G. Wells & Co. and for Tower & Wells in Binghamton, NY, a major cigar city. Wells, at his peak, employed more than 100 rollers. Boxes most often carry the federal ID: Fact. 714, 21st Dist. NY.
Wm. Vogel & Bros., tin makers
A National Cigar Museum Exhibit
© Tony Hyman
Wm. Vogel Tinware, 41 to 47 South 9th Street
in Brooklyn, NY c1895
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Small hinged boxes of 25, both named
PRIZE WINNERS. Decorations are the same on the sides, bottom, and top edge, except for the central image on top.
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Design and color were mix and match.
Any combination is possible.
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Boxes of 50 also share some decorative elements.
Tobogganing and ice skating join horse racing,
fishing and dog competitions as Vogel themes.
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These boxes are very fragile, subject to damage from handling, price stickers, and changes in temperature. Since most were sold in the cold Northeastern US, fine condition can be hard to find.
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Trout fishing is on a square box of 25. Vogel tins are distinct in having lithographed images on the top and inside of the box. That’s fortuitous in this case as the interior is in excellent condition, the outside top, much less so. [2909]
A typical Vogel box bottom.
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