This is an incredible and rare piece of American history. This Antique Vintage Patriotic First Cabinet Embossed Cigar Label, made by the Van Dam Cigar Company, is a special relic from the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1900s to 1910s. Featuring a vibrant red, white, and blue color palette with gold embossing, this cigar label offers vintage artistry with a touch of patriotism. Its paper construction is carefully embossed, inspiring a sense of nostalgic pride. The perfect gift for your fellow history buff or cigar aficionado, this Antique Vintage Patriotic First Cabinet Embossed Cigar Label is the ultimate classic collectible.
8 1/2" x 6 3/4" ~
Great patriotic label featuring our Founding Fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Hendrick Knox.
This is the rarer Original version.
Amazing Gold embossed label. Most companies at the time used real gold flakes in the embossing.
Cigar labels show you what antique advertising is all about with the wonderful graphics that lithography and embossing provided, which modern printing just can't reproduce. This was mostly a lost art after the 1920s, unfortunately. Cigar Labels are a reminder of a bygone era, but the amazing lithography process is unparalleled even to this day, in my opinion. Museums and Art Institutes have galleries dedicated to them, and more and more collectors are seeking these out to preserve the history. Once the limited supply for sale is gone and on display with collectors or in galleries, then they will be very difficult to acquire.
My pictures seriously don't do it justice. These had to be done on heavy paper stock, which makes them stay vibrant and new-looking for a long time.
