Blast from the past: Black Forrest Tobacco Cabinet Circa 1890

[El Presidente]

Black Forest tobacco cabinet circa 1890, with carved doors, cigar and tobacco drawers, all resting on a bracket; cabinet 26 1/2"h x 15"w; overall including bracket 36"h

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[Bmbroads]

So cool- but stuff like this always makes me wonder and question how much we obsess about temp, humidity, and storage conditions in general today.  This is beautiful, but obviously not the ideal storage system.  How’d they get away with storing sticks for a long period of time?  Or did they?