EXHIBITS

A few important moments

1492_Columbus_and_the_Taino

Coming

1762_British_conquer_Cuba

Coming

Tax_history

OPEN

1791-1890_Import_taxes

OPEN

1863-1868_Cigar_tax_wars

OPEN

Tax_Districts

OPEN

Railroads_and_cigars

OPEN

1876_Centennial

Coming

1864-1974_Cigarmakers_Union

OPEN:  More Coming

1870-1890_White_labor

OPEN

1880-1900_Tenement_labor

Coming

1800-1920_Child_smokers

OPEN

Cigar_prices_1883

Not what you think

Dishonest Salesmen

Such a deal for you

Auction fraud

Going once, going twice...

1898_Spanish-American_war

Coming

1891-1911_Tobacco_trust

Coming

1916-1918_World_War_One

OPEN: more coming

1917_Rise_of_the_machine

Coming

    The Goddess Ceres gives tobacco to Cuba and starts the history of cigars.

    Spectacular deeply embossed 26”x21” poster printed circa 1900 by Gebruder Klingenberg for Antwerp, Belgium, cigar maker F. Wyters.

    Klingenberg’s President reported, in an 1980’s visit to the U.S., that these gorgeous examples of the highest printer’s art were made in very small quantities for large select European, Cuban and American companies. They in turn gave them to their best customers.

    So far, only a few have been reported in the hands of collectors and museums: Cuesta Rey, Henry Clay, and this one.  If you know of another please tell me: <Tony@CigarHistory.info>