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  • Cigar Box Lithographs Volume VII

    Historical Women Enriching Cigar Box Labels
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    The objective of volume VII of the Cigar Box Lithographs series has been to acknowledge women with assorted backgrounds who envisioned fostering cultural foundations in support of future generations all eager to climb social ladders. To discover...


  • The Unknown Canadian Pipe Smoker

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    Pipe smoking has a long and complex history with its origins in the New World before spreading to Europe and beyond. But when it comes to Canada’s involvement with pipe smoking, many Canadians—avid pipe smokers or not—have no idea the significant...


  • Cigar Box Lithographs Volume VI

    Serenading America's Indigenous Peoples
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    For close to a decade, Charlie Humber’s discovery and documentation of the forgotten stories hidden beneath century-old wooden cigar box lids continues. In 2018, the initial volume of his series, headlined Cigar Box Lithographs: The Inside...


  • Cigar Box Lithographs: Volume V

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    Cigar Box Lithographs Vol. 5 is a collection of stories from Canada’s past, which the author tells past using century-old cigar box lithographs as his guideposts. His collection of books, of which this is fifth in a series, pay homage to the...


  • Cigar Box Lithographs Vol. 3

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    Collecting 100-year-old lithographs attached to the inside lids of wooden cigar boxes is a gratifying hobby. This Jack Minor cigar box imitates a log house, not the typical venue for cigar makers who made plane wooden boxes for their cigar...


  • Cigar Box Lithographs

    Volume II
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    Just as this publication was ready for the printer, a very rare cigar box was listed on an internet auction site. Recognizing its rarity and extraordinary appeal, a decision was made to bid on it with the hopes of purchasing it. As author, I won....


  • Cigar Box Lithographs

    The Inside Stories Uncovered
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    CIGAR BOX LITHOGRAPHS: The Inside Stories Uncovered is a thought-provoking production exposing its readership to more than 160 vintage cigar boxes manufactured during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most convey stunning litho- graphs that...