A time ago when a Habano was a Havana. Last part

[CanuckSARTech]

Very interesting read - thanks for sharing.

Glad to know that Cuba isn't going to come knockin'!!!

[oakalley]

Great Reading, and many thanks for taking the time to reproduce this intersting little booklet for all to enjoy. It's interesting to see how attitudes have changed over the past 70+ years. Back then, smoking a cigar after dinner, at sporting events ,etc. was not only permissable, it was considered the "proper thing to do". Now the anti-smoking Nazis have made it so socially unacceptable, one has to travel to the middle of the desert to feel safe smoking his after dinner cigar.

Arthur

[kerry]

Great stuff. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to more. Thanks for sharing with us.

[ahbroody]

Awesome.

Love stuff like this

[Ginseng]

Thank you very much for this wonderful exposition! I love reading about and seeing artifacts from deep in cigar history.

Wilkey

[Montaigut]

A gift of knowledge enriches all who partake in it. Thank you for this Guy!

[Stalebread]

Just finished. Thanks again, Guy.

A lot of the cigars look like they have a pretty extreme box-pressed. Sort of like a Padron today.

Even some of the perfecto shapes look like they are box-pressed.

Is it just my imagination? A quirk of the photography? Or were cigars of that day really that box-pressed?

[toto]

Thank you so much Guy!

What a wonderful read.

[FireDigger]

Thanks! Very interesting book.

[PADDYWHACK121272]

Really interesting read - thanks for taking the time to scan and share

[BradNC]

Thanks for the info on this book. I found a copy in great condition in Ireland and just received it today in California. I look forward to reading it all.

Brad

[jackinedinburgh]

Hi there and thanks for the information in the post.

I have been trying to find out about Martins of PIccadilly since I found this matchbook and thought I'd try to add a few images to add to the story. I should add the matchbook is huge- 5.5" by 5"

Thanks again to the original scanner of the booklet

John

[Grahamsant]

I'm glad this topic was bumped otherwise I may have never seen it!

What a fantastic read! One of the things I love so much about cigars is the world that goes with it and the etiquette from days gone by. This is a really good look into the past! Excellent!

[cottierm]

I am very happy to discover this wonderful old post of Guy as I didn't know of the existence of this booklet. Note that Charles Graves was the brother of the poet Robert Graves (the “I, Claudius” author, among other things).

Best,

Michel

[bolivr]

This is gold. Thank you so much Guy

[Pedro2486]

Best. Topic. Resurrection. Ever!

[Firebender]

Very interesting read. Thank you~

[CUBANO]

Great information, Thanks!

[Colt45]

A few years back, I put the images together as a pdf. If Guy gives the OK, I'll post it here, as I think PDFs are downloadable (though it may be too large).

[laficion]

A few years back, I put the images together as a pdf. If Guy gives the OK, I'll post it here, as I think PDFs are downloadable (though it may be too large).

Of course, you have my o.k. Ross !!!!! and thank you bro..

Guy

[cottierm]

That would be great Ross! Many thanks in advance for attempting to do it. And again, many thanks to Guy for making this booklet available to us.

Best,

Michel

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Such a great pieec of information and history, thank you very much for the read Guy!

I agree with Grahamsant, I would have missed that post had it not been bumped by jackinedinburgh. Thanks mate!

[Colt45]

Of course, you have my o.k.

That would be great

Sorry guys, the full res version is 31mb, a downsized version 10mb - both of which are too large to upload. I should have checked before mentioning it.

[laficion]

Sorry guys, the full res version is 31mb, a downsized version 10mb - both of which are too large to upload. I should have checked before mentioning it.

It's O.K. Ross,It was good of you,Thanks anyway !!!!!Cheers.

[Strada]

Sorry guys, the full res version is 31mb, a downsized version 10mb - both of which are too large to upload. I should have checked before mentioning it.

you can upload them to a site like yousendit and post the link here. I would be interested!