Grandma's Basement

[Nickerson]

Well the big game is coming up tomorrow. I'm going over to my buddies families house. He just moved to Japan with his wife for the Air Force but his family is like my 2nd family. I was going to make some cookies with my Grandma to bring over to their house so I was looking for the cookie cutters in her basement and I saw this old box...

It's a box of Cuban Cigars, of course it is empty, but still it is damn cool. The company was made in the 1860's in Boston and was out of production in 1916. I found the box date and it says "September 1880"! WOW! 132 years old! This thing is pretty damn cool. The stamp on bottom of the box says that the cigars are union made and are pre-taxed and NOT to be sold at over $0.15 a cigar.

Thought this was a cool find...

EDIT: Also wanted to add a pic of this old book I have. "The Gentle Art of Smoking" by Alfred H. Dunhill.

 

[Tobacco Giant]

In great shape, too. Pretty cool, thanks for sharing!

 

[sean]

Holy crap! That's awesome!

 

[bandityo]

Yea..that is pretty cool...do you get to keep it?

david

 

[Tobacco Giant]

Does grandma know how she got it? Grandparents have a funny way of forgetting how they've acquired so many things over the years...

 

[Nickerson]

Does grandma know how she got it? Grandparents have a funny way of forgetting how they've acquired so many things over the years...

Will have to ask her, she gets home later. Shes currently out driving around the south shore with my Aunty Jan like they do every Saturday for as long as I can remember. Haha.

She hates the smell of cigars when me and my dad smoke, but she told me before when she was little one of her Uncles smoked a pipe and it smelled good. Maybe it was his?

 

[USCG Cigar Newb]

Ha that is great looking. 15 cents for cigars, NICE

 

[NickThePyro]

Great find brother! That is a piece of history, make sure it stays safe! A lot of old stuff like that is one of a kind after this many years.

And I motion we go back to only paying 15 cents for a CC.

 

[danthebugman]

That is an awesome score :thumbsup:.

Dan

 

[Bobbystbob]

Very nice find.

 

[iCraig]

That is awesome. Love old school cigar stuff, and anything from Boston is always awesome in my book. Killer find man!

 

[L8A]

very cool and in amazing shape for being so old.

 

[jimmypa]

Very cool thanks for sharing

 

[The EVP]

Awesome find brother!!! Hold on to those things.

 

[fuente~fuente]

Very cool! How's the book? Interesting read?

 

[Mickeymorris626]

That's awesome!

 

[Tnt Cigarguy]

I would beg, plead and cry for that stuff.

 

[Nickerson]

Great find brother! That is a piece of history, make sure it stays safe! A lot of old stuff like that is one of a kind after this many years.

And I motion we go back to only paying 15 cents for a CC.

I'm going to peel the stamp off the box that says they are not to charge more than 15 cents for a cigar and go down to my B&M and slap it onto a box of Padron 1926 40th Anni Maduros.

My Grandma said it was "Grandpa Harlow's", which I think is her Grandfather. He was born in 1874. She told me he use to smoke pipes and cigars and would smoke a cigar in his chair with the cat sitting on his lap. She said she may have some more old boxes as well.

As for this book, the books hardcover and pages are in "fine" condition which is 2nd best to "new". However the dust jacket is in "fair" condition. It also lists the book as "First Published 1954". Yet to read it.

 

[dpricenator]

I would beg, plead and cry for that stuff.

You like cool old tobacco swag? So glad to hear that. I got a little something for the collection.:thumbsup: Hope you don't mind if I save on postage and wait til you get here.:headroll:

 

[ciggy]

Gramma's are cool! Thanks for sharing bro!