Has Anyone Seen This Before???
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kmckinn3
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Wow! I've tried to find any information on the internet about it with no avail. Great find brother.
That is the second edition.
I have the Third edtion (blue). It is still outdated but has great information on all the classic cc's. I read something from it every day!
I got that book some 15-20 years ago.
Yes, the brands and info are outdated, but it's a neat slice of history. Plus a lot of old school techniques and thoughts that hold true today.
Good stuff!
I think it MAY be a humidor, but consider this...if the humidifying element is placed at the bottom (as you suggest), all of the humid air would just sit in the reservoir area, and not rise up to humidify the cigars. (most desktop humis have the element at the top)
well thats why the interior box which holds the cigars has holes at the bottom of it, so that the humidity that is in the reservoir area will flow through the holes and into the box with the cigars.
thats the only thing i can think of ... why else would there be that area down there ... to hide your most valuable cigars maybe?!?!? lol
I thought the holes were at the bottom of the box (?) Looks like that in the pics, anyway.
Hey, I could be completely wrong, here. I hope it is some forgotten humidor that is super valuable.
So far, the design just doesn't seem to follow a conventional humidor layout.
Warm humid air rises, cool humid air sinks. Again, this is why desktops have a puck or a humidification device on the top, and why large cabinets have fans at the bottom to circulate the sunken humid air.
Assuming you have either your desktop or your cabinet under correct temperatures, the humidity will sink.
I think it's a cool item, no mattter what it is.
yea, I agree ... it is very unorthodox! but the holes are at the bottom of the interior box, where the cigars would be held.
You can see it better in this photo
thats a negative! ... lol
well so far, I have narrowed it down to pre-revolutionary (pre-1960) humidor based on the stamp at the bottom. So its anywhere from 1921-1960.
Pre-revolutionary (1960) boxes were all stamped: "MADE IN HAVANA-CUBA" in English.
From October 1960, this inscription was changed to the "Hecho en Cuba", Spanish for made or grown in Cuba, and was enclosed in an oval. This logo is still current.
check it out on this website:
http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/info-packaging.htm
and go about half way down
Pre-revolutionary (1960) boxes were all stamped: "MADE IN HAVANA-CUBA" in English.
From October 1960, this inscription was changed to the "Hecho en Cuba", Spanish for made or grown in Cuba, and was enclosed in an oval. This logo is still current.
check it out on this website:
http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/info-packaging.htm
and go about half way down
www.craigslist.com ... i check it everyday!
no, the bottom does not come off. everything seems to be solid wood, I know what your talking about the metal lined boxes (which are super old!), this one doesnt have anything like that.
So, throw some beads down there and get it seasoning... haha