Pre-1900 Cuban Cigar 'basket/barrels'

[99call]

So, I've only ever seen two examples like this, and they both turned up in the Dutch market.   They appear to be pre 1900, and are both banded plywood, and cardboard respectively. 

One would imagine they would be destined for bars, and restaurants for quick consumption, and easy handing out to prospective customers.

 

[BTWheezy]

@99call - very cool!  Thanks for sharing.  Out of curiosity, much would these go for? 

 

[99call]

29 minutes ago, BTWheezy said:

@99call - very cool!  Thanks for sharing.  Out of curiosity, much would these go for? 

 

Not a great deal €20-€30 euros each plus postage.    They are wonderful things

[Puros Y Vino]

1 hour ago, 99call said:

Not a great deal €20-€30 euros each plus postage.    They are wonderful things

So, there are more to be had?

[99call]

4 minutes ago, bundwallah said:

So, there are more to be had?

I didn't buy these,   I decided to let them go, as I was happy just having the images as reference. 

If I ever see any more, I'll let you know

[dealsrme]

Uber cool. I would definitely cop those for the cigar bar.


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[Sir Diggamus]

Very neat! I would be a very nice display piece. Thanks for sharing!


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[El Presidente]

Great find and thanks for posting! 

[99call]

7 hours ago, Psiman said:

It probably was a 50 count corona canister? Nice!!!

You can see from the images its got 100 printed on the bottom. And for this age they were more likely to be perfectos, as was the style at the time