Andy
Wonderful blog, very interesting!
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Cigar Label Blog
http://cigarlabelblog.wordpress.com
Cigar box labels are little known collectible. The cigar label blog is an attempt to provide as much knowledge as possible to whomever has an interest in this early American art form. Since the early 1970’s a number of collectors have developed a passion for this art. Many are to the point where they are addicted and will spend substantial amount of money to acquire attractive vintage labels. The cigar box label is one of the earliest forms of advertising in the U.S. Vintage cigar labels are unique works of stone lithography, depicting the history of America. If you are a collector, investor, or interested in art this is a site you may be interested in.
- Added on: Sep 29th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Gold Calibre
- Listed in: Arts Art History
- Tags: art cigar label cigar box label cigar label art cigar label blog cigar box label blog
Recent Posts
Sparkle and Pin Ash The HD of Cigar Labels
As the 1890’s rolled around, lithographers were experimenting with various metallics, and with advent of heavy duty presses embossing was used to make their products stand out more. The idea was to go from a 2 dimensional to 3 dimensional look, sor...
The Golden Age of the Cigar Label Begins
Cigar manufacturers of the mid 19th century knew little about advertising. People found out about cigar products through newspapers, or signs in merchant windows. Many depended on word of mouth or smokers who frequented taverns. Cigar smoking did n...
Reflections of America’s Past
Like many people I often wonder what it would be like living in the late 19th century. Living in homes with oil lamps, going to work with a horse and carriage, reading news of our wild west, and being thrilled with amazing new inventions. We ...
The Cigar Label Salesman and His Books
As the public demand for cigars increased so did the interest in cigar label art. By the early 1880’s, most of the cigar label production had shifted from small towns to large printing firms on the east coast such as: Louis E. Newman , O.L. Schw...
The Cigar Box Billboard
In 1863 the Federal Government mandated all cigar makers to box their cigars. The reason, of course, the government needed revenue to pay for the civil war (some things just never change). Neither Congress nor the IRS placed restrictions on cigar q...
Let The Presses Roll
Let’s take a look at how Lois Senefelder, in 1798, was able to print his stone pictures. Senefelder was very inventive. He found that to transfer a stone image to paper required a special machine that pressed the image onto the paper. When ...
Film has some of their roots in cigar label boxes. Can't wait to read more.
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