{"product_id":"antique-blue-ribbon-large-embossed-cigar-label-men-know-1900s-1920s","title":"Antique 1900s - 1920s Blue Ribbon Large Embossed Cigar Label 🚬 \"For Men Who Know\"","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat Made a Cigar \"For Men Who Know\" in Small-Town Pennsylvania? 🎖️\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" x 6 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:315px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:177.78%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIyKvMg2vOo\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery era has its own idea of quiet confidence, and in the early twentieth-century cigar trade, that confidence came dressed in gold embossing, a crown, and a ribbon. This label doesn't ask for your attention — it simply assumes it already has it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🎖️ What It Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original \u003cstrong\u003eNew Old Stock (NOS)\u003c\/strong\u003e large embossed cigar label for the \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Ribbon\u003c\/strong\u003e brand, whose design was registered to \u003cstrong\u003eM.H. Sevis \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eSpringvale, Pennsylvania\u003c\/strong\u003e — the name printed along the bottom edge of the sheet itself. The label measures a generous \u003cstrong\u003e10 x 6 1\/4 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e and carries genuine \u003cstrong\u003egold embossing\u003c\/strong\u003e across its crown, coin, and floral rosette motifs, printed in a rich blue and gold palette with the confident tagline \u003cstrong\u003e\"For Men Who Know.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e It survives as printer's stock, never applied to a box, with the embossed detail still crisp and dimensional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe design vocabulary of crowns, coins, and heraldic ribbon work was a common and deliberate strategy across the cigar trade of this period: it borrowed the visual language of currency, nobility, and awarded honors to suggest quality that had already been judged and confirmed by someone else. A \"blue ribbon,\" after all, is a prize — first place, the best in show. Putting that name and that imagery on a cigar box was a direct promise to the customer that he was buying the winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🖨️ The Embossing Craft\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProducing a label at this scale — a full 10 by 6 1\/4 inches, with multiple embossed elements — required a heavier press run and a larger, more expensive die than the smaller labels common in the trade. Each embossed element (the crown, the coin medallions, the rosette) was pressed into relief under real heat and pressure, with the printed color work laid down in careful registration beneath it. This is a large, ambitious piece of early twentieth-century commercial lithography, and its size alone makes it a strong visual anchor for any collection or display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🖼️ Display Ideas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🥃 Hang it as the centerpiece of a home bar, den, or smoking room gallery — its scale commands the wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🖼️ Frame it in a deep shadow box to let the embossed crown and coins catch light from an angle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📚 Pair it with Pennsylvania Americana or other regional tobacco advertising for a local-history grouping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🎁 Who Collects These\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTobacco historians, Pennsylvania regional collectors, and advertising art enthusiasts all seek out labels like this one — a large-format, gold-embossed cigar label from a documented, nearly-half-century manufacturer is a genuine standout in any cigar ephemera collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e❓ Frequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs the embossing genuine?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes — the crown, coin, and rosette elements are raised in genuine relief, pressed under heat with a metal die, not printed flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWas this label ever applied to a box?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo — it is New Old Stock, surviving as unused printer's stock, which is why the embossing and color remain so well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relatedBlock\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 More From The Vintage \u0026amp; Antique Gifts Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-1900s-1920s-little-alto-gold-embossed-cigar-label-treasures\"\u003eAntique 1900s - 1920s Little Alto 🚬 Gold Embossed Cigar Label\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-goldens-blue-ribbon-cigar-label-bonneauville\"\u003eAntique Goldens Blue Ribbon Cigar Label 🚬 Its Mild - A J Golden Inc Embossed Gold Chromolithograph NOS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-jewelo-embossed-cigar-label-1900s-1920s-treasures-gifts\"\u003eAntique 1900s - 1920s Jewelo Gold Embossed Cigar Label 🚬 Americana!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41716896104680,"sku":"VAG-7340861784296","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/il_fullxfull.3460817827_ozi4.jpg?v=1785355761","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-blue-ribbon-large-embossed-cigar-label-men-know-1900s-1920s","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}