Box of Cigar Brands

This charming collection of over 700 Victorian-era cigar bands spans the time period from about 1880 to 1910, the golden age of German lithography and American and Cuban cigar band printing and the height of the workmanship of this beautiful art form. The bands illustrate US presidents, European royalty, noted world personalities, and many others, all in detailed and gilded illustrations. The bands are shown exactly as displayed in the ledger of a young man born in Philadelphia in the late 1800s. Enjoy leafing through this cigar band time capsule. SELLING POINTS: . Fine examples of a noted Victorian art form . Gilded leafing and lustrous illustrations . Includes US presidents, European royalty and other noted personalities of the Victorian era. 744 colour images