CanuckSARTech Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 For the H. Upmann fans out there.... More details and pictures to be added soon - just whetting your appetites.... Sent from my iPhone via Tapatalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrthgr8 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I know nothing about this box... but I want! Looking forward to more info Cheers, ~ Greg ~ Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrody Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persianpirate Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiize....any idea how old it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick17 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 vary cool when can we have some info?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Very cool - looking forward to hearing more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jszeto Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Open the darn thing already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophidion Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 My money is on there being a smaller box of cigars inside. Or spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Very nice. Close up the label? Where did you get it? After Pedro's experience, I am wary of everything :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 We need(want)more info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewNR Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Looks very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strada Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nice Keith !!!!!!! Very nice. Close up the label? Where did you get it? After Pedro's experience, I am wary of everything :-( What was Pedro's experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBL Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Even if it's empty, that's still a bad ass collector's box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubba Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 that is very cool....tell us more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnaube Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 More! I want more! How old are they? Are they smokable? Where did you find them? Amazing find by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Some more pictures.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 The last of the pictures.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Firstly, sorry for the larger photos, for those who have to wait for them to load up. I thought that keeping them fairly large would help here with any identification or whatnot. Now, with this box and cigar, I haven't been able to find much info about these cigars, regarding their manufacture. These were found at a family member's house this weekend. My wife and kids and I went to go visit my Aunt in the Niagara Falls area. About 5 years ago now, my Uncle sadly passed away, in his 50's. My Uncle was British (he used to call himself "Uncle Limey", and did a damn good Dame Edna impression). Back in the 70's, my Uncle immigrated to Canada, and married my Aunt. Being that my Uncle was British and him immigrating by himself, his father was still living in London, England I believe (if not, maybe Liverpool - can't quite remember off hand right now). This box was something that my Uncle received from his father's stuff, when his father passed away only about 10 years ago, about 4 or 5 years before my Uncle passed away. My Uncle now and again enjoyed a cigar (only a few times a year thought), a habit that he picked up from his father, but my Uncle was mostly just a cigarette smoker. Anyhow, when his father died, my Uncle apparently received a few items from him, this box being one of them. His father never travelled to Cuba, to the best of my Aunt's knowledge, but that he bought his cigars locally in England. This cigar was apparently his treasured favourite type, she thinks. The box has just been sitting on a shelf in the living room at my Aunt's house, just as a memento. There was only one cigar contained within, as shown. Neither the box nor the cigar has been humidified for years, but being that my Aunt's house isn't overly dry, both look fairly decent, with the cigar having no cracks or splits. The cigar does appear to be a hand-rolled, not showing any machine-made characteristics, to my eye. It has a perfect looking cap (not a pre-punched machine-style), and is within good quality cellophane that appears slightly yellowed by time. It also appears that the box was used at some point as a "coaster" perhaps, with some moisture rings stained into it's top from cold drinks likely, likely from my Uncle's father when he smoked from them. My Aunt has no further idea about the cigar itself, but is keeping it as a memento of my Uncle, in that he kept it as a memento of his father (one of apparently only a few things that he kept from him). I am not thinking of smoking or doing otherwise with this cigar, or the box. It is something my Aunt wishes to keep, for sentimental reasons. I'm just looking for something further about the box and the cigar style itself. I can't find much of anything online about this cigar. I've looked through Trevor's Cuban Cigar Website, as well as other online sources and searches. I've also looked through various Habanos S.A. publications, and Min Ron Nee's Encyclopaedia as well. I can't find any reference to these cigars. To the best of my knowledge, these appear to be from the 60's or 70's, based on the warranty seal particulars, as well as the "Hecho en Cuba" brand stamp. When I took these pictures at my Aunt's place this weekend, I didn't think about precisely measuring either of these two items, though. So....any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Keith,that's an amazing story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Fabulous story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATGroom Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Here they are in a 1950s catalogue, but no real info there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Great Story Keith I am sure with the resources at hand here on the forum ,you should get to bottom of this mystery Bet of luck ,you have us all intrigued OZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 If not give these guys a call OZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 LOL. Thanks Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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