Online Cigar history

[Puros Y Vino]

Was poking around archive.org last night and gathered up a few interesting links.  Some of these go way back to a time when tobacco/cigars were a huge part of the economy.

Some samples below and of course you can do your own searches.

 

Want to know how much raw tobacco it takes to make N quantity of cigars? This one is for you.

Knollenberg's tables for the use of cigar manufacturers and cigar makers
by Knollenberg, William E. [from old catalog]

Published 1896 LINK

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Employment of Women in Industries: Cigar-Making: Its History and Present Tendencies
by Abbott, Edith

Published January 1, 1907 LINK

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For you maduro cigar lovers.

Tobacco curing and resweating for quality and dark colors. A practical hand-book for cigar manufacturers and leaf dealers who are licensed to use the patents of Charles S. Philips ..
by Philips, Charles S. [from old catalog]

Published 1882 LINK

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Cigar makers' official journal
by Cigar Makers' International Union of America

Published 1875 LINK

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Curing and Fermentation of Cigar Leaf Tobacco
by Oscar Loew, i.e . Carl Benedikt Oscar Loew

Published 1899 LINK

 

The US Library of Congress has a lot of online collections as well.  The site is a bit buggy right now but I've found complete books, photos, ads, artwork that were cigar related in the past.

Search via this link ->  https://www.loc.gov/collections/

[helix]

Cool thanks for posting .

[playindirty]

awesome will have to read threw some of those, thanks for sharing

[mrsgucia]

Very Nice finds !