M. Stachelberg & Co. Cigar Factory, Ybor City, Fla. Auteur(s) : Stachelberg CigarCompany ( Manufacturer ) Auteurs secondaires : Cigar City Collection Résumé : Stachelberg used such advertisement gimmicks appealed to elitism and snobbery, a favorite way to lure smokers
to buy a particular brand. Imported Havana cigars were, of course, associated with a luxury since
fine quality cigars were too expensive for the average smoker until they were produced in the
United States. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa 14th Street 19th Avenue Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. C24-05396 | Partager |
M Stachelberg y Ca., La Fama Universal. Auteur(s) : Stachelberg CigarCompany ( Manufacturer ) Auteurs secondaires : Cigar City Collection Résumé : This label was created on October 20th 1900.
Around the turn of the 20th century, cigars were advertised and sold mainly by the colourful, intricate labels that adorned the boxes. Intense competition encouraged manufacturers to see who could create the most beautiful, eye-catching labels.
A diffrent stone was required to print each colour. It was not unusual for as many as 20 stones to be used to create a single label. The register for each printing had to be perfect.
The process became known as STONE LITHOGRAPHY or CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY.
Once this exacting printing process was completed, the labels were then gilded with hand-applied gold leaf. Finally, the labels were embossed using huge 30-ton presses.
According to Joe Davidson, the eminent American art dealer and collector, the "Golden Era" of cigar labels is associated with the introduction of gilding and embossing in the 1890's up to the late 1920's when the less attractive full-colour or photo-mechanical labels began to appear.
Genuine gold leaf was used primarily by German and Cuban printers and "bronzing" in which bronze powder was mixed with lacquer or sizing, applied like ink, then burnished with brushes or polished rollers to make them gleam like gold.
These particular labels were produced by the German factory, Gerhard Meinesz in Bentheim, near the Dutch border, and closed in 1932. The labels were used during the 1920's.
These spectacular lithographs lithographs wound up lying unused and undiscovered for generations. Because they were printed on special long-fibre, acid-free rage paper, these old labels retained their original brilliant colours. Consequently, they are available in very limited quantities. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. C24-05393 | Partager |
Made in Tampa Auteur(s) : Stachelberg CigarCompany ( Manufacturer ) Auteurs secondaires : Cigar City Collection Résumé : Verso of; Stachelberg's Havana Selection; Made in Tampa.
Label 7439 4 plates Cuban cigars had always enjoyed an enviable reputation among connoisseur smokers throughout the world, but they posed no particular threat to the American cigar market since a high tariff on Cuban cigars (but not tobacco leaf) made them too expensive for the average smoker. The Cuban province of Pinar del Rio and a region known as Vuelta Abajo were famous for growing a light colored tobacco leaf, the superb smoking ingredient of the famous clear Havana cigars. After 1868, Cuban tobacco was shipped in large quantities to the United States, where it was hand rolled into cigars by skilled Cuban artisans, revolutionizing the smoking habits and tastes of America. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. C24-05395 | Partager |
Stachelberg's, Havana Selection / made in Tampa Auteur(s) : Stachelberg CigarCompany ( Manufacturer ) Auteurs secondaires : Cigar City Collection Résumé : Label 7439 / 4 plates Around the turn of the 20th century, cigars were advertised and sold mainly by the colourful, intricate labels that adorned the boxes. Intense competition encouraged manufacturers to see who could create the most beautiful, eye-catching labels. A diffrent stone was required to print each colour. It was not unusual for as many as 20 stones to be used to create a single label. The register for each printing had to be perfect. The process became known as STONE LITHOGRAPHY or CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY. Once this exacting printing process was completed, the labels were then gilded with hand-applied gold leaf. Finally, the labels were embossed using huge 30-ton presses. According to Joe Davidson, the eminent American art dealer and collector, the "Golden Era" of cigar labels is associated with the introduction of gilding and embossing in the 1890's up to the late 1920's when the less attractive full-colour or photo-mechanical labels began to appear. Genuine gold leaf was used primarily by German and Cuban printers and "bronzing" in which bronze powder was mixed with lacquer or sizing, applied like ink, then burnished with brushes or polished rollers to make them gleam like gold. These particular labels were produced by the German factory, Gerhard Meinesz in Bentheim, near the Dutch border, and closed in 1932. The labels were used during the 1920's. These spectacular lithographs lithographs wound up lying unused and undiscovered for generations. Because they were printed on special long-fibre, acid-free rage paper, these old labels retained their original brilliant colours. Consequently, they are available in very limited quantities. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. C24-05394 | Partager |