RARE VINTAGE CIGAR HUMIDORS & SIGNS

[El Presidente]

I do love looking and touching old humidors and cigar signs. If you have any particular ones that take your fancy ....put them up here 

 

RARE VINTAGE CIGAR HUMIDORS & SIGNS

http://www.cigarsandcars.net/2017/02/rare-vintage-cigar-humidors-signs.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Puros Y Vino]

Some old vintage stuff from my collection.

 

 

[El Presidente]

Very nice Frank 

 

Not for everyone but I do love the elegance. French Mother of Pearl Cigar holder circa 1905. 

[99call]

Always keeping my eye out to pick up one of these Russian Silver Tromp l'oeil boxes. Obsolutely lovely engraving work.

 

[btort910]

pretty intricate locking mechanism on the one that looks like a row of books!

[PigFish]

Great thread guys!

-Piggy

[JZBdano]

Here's a few in my collection.

[JZBdano]

[JZBdano]

The mirror signs were found in the basement of a building that was built in the late 1800s.  It is now a tuxedo/formal wear store in my local downtown.  Rumor has it the basement was used as a speakeasy at one time.  I haven't tried to date them but they may be from the prohibition era.

Van Dam is my grandmothers maiden name so I had to have that one also.

[El Presidente]

great stuff 

I can imagine "java wrapped" sounded very exotic!

i also love the Flor de Erb 10 cent cigar. 

In an era of 5 cent cigars...Erb was the Gurkha cigars of his time 

[Doctorossi]

9 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

In an era of 5 cent cigars...Erb was the Gurkha cigars of his time 

Or the Behike; let's be fair.  

[M82]

The "books" humidor is the best... Wow what a nice piece that is.  

[padrinocubano]

a pre Castro Diplomatic / Presidencia Humidor

 

[padrinocubano]

a very rare and interest book about the history of COHIBA

 

 

[BellevilleMXZ]

Wow some nice stuff there.....sadly never see much around here

[99call]

Always had a soft spot for the Tronc and Tronquitos style jars. Masses of character

 

 

 

 

[99call]

Not quite a humidor or a sign, but quite a nice little object (again from the Paolo Jucker collection). And I nice little history around the Le Reguladora Hotel/Restaurant

"In 1879 tobaco workers took their lunches and rooms in a place called "Asturias pension" where they had to pay expensive prices for mediocre services, and did not answer their needs. Conscious of being exploited, they founded their own company, rented then bought the place called la Reguladora.
In 1893, following the success of such venture, today's establishment was built on two levels. It offered a good hygiene for the time, for modic prices. As soon as 1945 Antonio Fernandez Rodriguez managed all operations and was cautious tp ensure the quality and freshness of the food sold, offering the best spanish meals, paëllas, ice creams... The coffee and bar offered the best wines and liquors with a good atmosphere and quality service.
La Reguladora benefited of an excellent reputation in Havana's guides until 1959."

"The Hotel La Reguladora, one of the oldest in Cuba (dating back to the 20th century) was located in Amistad No. 412, very close to the National Capitol .

The most notorious of the establishment was its exclusive restaurant, which was always the favorite of the great tobacco entrepreneurs of the country. In fact, the history of La Reguladora is intimately related to the history of the tobacco industry in the Island, so much to be known as the Tobacco Market in Cuba.

The first place that occupied the company, in Monte and Factoría, opened its doors on January 19, 1879. It was an initiative of the tobacco workers organized in the cooperative "Society of Manufacturers and Storage of Tobacco and Cigars" who wanted a space Of socialization. Seven years later they would move to a place directly opposite the one that would settle permanently the 15 of January of 1888."

[padrinocubano]

7 hours ago, Weaponiz'd1 said:

Absolutely beautiful.

Have you been able to determine what kind of wood it's constructed of?

Yes, it`s cedarwood

[padrinocubano]

some  glass jars pre Castro

H Upmann and La Corona

 

[beparrish]

I suddenly feel very inadequate. 

[KnightsAnole]

I recently bid on an antique jump spark cigar lighter in auction. Needless to say I did not win it. Wow, these go for a lot money... There are a couple of guys out there that restore them, beautiful collection here:

 

 

[CanuckSARTech]

21 hours ago, Doctorossi said:

Or the Behike; let's be fair.  

Correction.  BHK. 

LOL.

 

[Doctorossi]

Just now, CanuckSARTech said:

Correction.  BHK. 

LOL.

[CanuckSARTech]

4 minutes ago, Doctorossi said:

The original Behike release was well regarded.

The BHK re-release / specialty line used the regard for the Behike, to try to sell the "new Shamwow" (ie - BHK 52, BHK 54, BHK 56).

Kinda a sign of H S.A.'s lack of genious and foresight lately (a la "Monte Open" line).

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Sorry for the sidetrack, all.

 

[Doctorossi]

8 minutes ago, CanuckSARTech said:

The original Behike release was well regarded.

The BHK re-release / specialty line used the regard for the Behike, to try to sell the "new Shamwow" (ie - BHK 52, BHK 54, BHK 56).

Kinda a sign of H S.A.'s lack of genious and foresight lately (a la "Monte Open" line).

Ok. That's what I thought you meant, but the point of my original reply to Rob was not that HSA aren't immune to making overpriced sticks as well; just that they also make some sticks that are in the range of twice the cost of market-average cigars.

I really meant to say that while most would probably consider a double-price Gurkha to be poor value for money, most would also probably consider a double-price Behike (OR) to be good value for money. By way of his Gurkha comparison, Rob seemed to imply that the Erb was overpriced, but we really don't know if the Erb was more the Gurkha of its day or the Behike of its day. All we know is that it was relatively expensive compared to its peers on the shelf.