These cigar brands were the ones I would see on TV commercials as I was growing up. The two owls are fretless and tuned DAD or EBE. The Roi Tan and King Edward are fretted and DGB or CFC.

One of the owls will get given away tomorrow night, so I must choose which one.

One more that I may add to the collection is a Muriel, also one of the brands I would see advertised back in the day.

I don't use any tobacco, but I have liked cigar boxes since the mid 50s when my dad gave me a box to keep my treasures in.

I forget what all those treasures were- probably baseball cards, a pocket knife, some pennys, and nickels and maybe a dime.

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Comment by Dave Lynas on August 16, 2018 at 12:25pm

What a beautiful batch of relics! I love each one! You can tell an Uncle John just like fine Cigar. Those were the brands of my childhood too. And I used to strut around downtown Minneapolis back in the 50’s smoking a stogie while delivering illustrations for the art studios. Wing tip shoes, suit, vest, tie. The works. My dad was “an ad man” working for the big agencies of the day. That gave me the “ins” to studio work in my high school summers and art school days.

Comment by BrianQ. on August 16, 2018 at 11:41am

Nice, did u ever come across any plastic bakelite boxes? I had a collection of those in my teens, they were swirled like tortoise shell. Thanx 4 sharing uncle, I like how each one’s paired with a slide

Comment by Uncle John on August 16, 2018 at 11:16am

Thanks a lot guys!

Comment by Don Craig on August 16, 2018 at 7:21am

I like those builds.  Mid-50's, yep, got my cigar box for keeping secret coding rings, foreign coins, etc.

Comment by Jerry Jordan on August 16, 2018 at 6:53am

A fine set UJ.,,.Tobacco ads were outlawed at some point on TV.,,I remember plenty of Marlboro commercials though.,.Dutchmasters and Philly Blunts were some of the awful brands I remember.,,now it seems there are 100+ brands at the old cigar store.,.,

Nice set, nice slides, good stuff.,.,.,,.

Comment by the anonymous pick on August 16, 2018 at 6:30am

relic yummies . 

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