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April, 2017 The Antique Shoppe Page 23
Mention the The Antique Detective

Antique Shoppe Newspaper
to our advertisers, by Anne Gilbert

they make it FREE for you!
-Thanks MANY TYPES OF CIGAR COLLECTIBLES

ARE COSTLY & RARE

LAKELAND - LAKE HAMILTON When cigars and cigar smoking became

WINTER HAVEN - DAVENPORT popular in late 19th century America, many
items were created in order to smoke them.
HAINES CITY - DUNDEE Historically, at that time manufacturers didn’t
LAKE WALES - SEBRING make cigars with both ends open. A bit of the
sealed end had to be removed to enable the
smoker to draw the smoke into his mouth when
the other end was lit. The cigar was invented
2 LOCATIONS and solved the problem. They were supplied at
1000’S OF TREASURES tobacco store as did lighters.
ARQUEEN’S that show up on the internet: both those made
CLUES: There are still vintage cigar cutters

for tobacco store and individual use. Early
Marqueen’s Treasures Marqueen’s Vintage Mall 20th century cutters were colorfully decorated
124 W Bay Street 225 North 17-92 with advertising and others had glass domes.
Davenport, FL Haines City, FL Metal wind-up cutters sometimes resembled
(863) 421-3533 (863) 221-0696 mechanical banks, performing a couple of steps
Mon-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Sat. Only 9:00am-5:00pm
and ending with a figure biting off the cigar tip.
Antiques & Collectibles WEEKLY MARKET The more movements. The more expensive. An
Furniture - Glassware - Jewelry Outdoor Spaces Available
Art - Holiday Collectibles Dealers set up at 8:00am example was a cast iron figure of a burro that
7 marqueenjordan1950@gmail.com 8 was activated with a base lever to move ears and
tails. If you could find one the price could be
over $800. Unfortunately many of these ended
as scrap or were melted down in World War I.
One of the most unique cigar cutters
documented is known as the “King Alfred.” It
was 13” high and held a Waterbury clock.
There were also several types of pocket-type
cutters. They became part of a gentleman’s
jewelry when made of sterling silver or 14K
gold, often engraved or etched with designs or
initials.
Another new invention were match safes
to hold matches for individual use. Most
commonly they were made of nickel over brass,
measuring from ½” to around 2 ¾”. For the
wealthy diamonds, rubies and other gems were inset.
9 Advertising motif safes are a collecting category in itself.

Along came humidors and fancy cigar boxes to keep cigars from
drying out. Soon the boxes became elegant status symbols made of
Treasure House 10,000+ Sq. Ft. tortoiseshell, silver and fine woods with interesting motifs. The inside of

Antiques & Collectibles, LLC 2nd Location the wood box lids were decorated with colorful lithographed scenes.
Next were elegant cabinets with sliding trays to hold the cigars.
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Sun-Mon 1-5 SELL WINTER HAVEN into the thousands of dollars.
Tue-Sat 11-5 TRADE 863-875-7921 Tobacco stores advertised on the outside with carved, wood cigar
store Indian figures. Authentic early examples are rare and costly.
Limited Booth Space Available A unique craft created in the early 20th century used the wide variety

Unique Antiques & Collectibles, Post Cards & Records, of illustrated cigar bands in albums, specially made for them. They were
Depression Glass, Vintage Clothing & Jewelry, Paper items also used as decoupage to cover small tables, ashtrays and bowls. They
3309 Havendale Blvd. can still be found at garage sales and flea markets for a few dollars.
Winter Haven, FL 33881 Check eBay and cigar magazines for items as well as auctions.
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