Por Larrañaga Cabinet humidor 1931 - 1961

[El Presidente]

 

Por Larrañaga Cabinet humidor 1931 - 1961 

You don't see these come along every day and I have no idea as to the authenticity of the cigars.   I would love the thoughts of our FOH investigative brigade and members in general 

 

 

[99call]

15 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

I have no idea as to the authenticity of the cigars

Same seller as the fake  Dunhills,  that in addition to the fact that the cab looks like it's been left out in the rain at some point, or maybe raised from the Titanic. 

I can't believe this guy is still freely allowed to sell on that platform, since the moderators themselves know he's a fraudster.......sad times. 

[El Presidente]

24 minutes ago, 99call said:

Same seller as the fake  Dunhills,  that in addition to the fact that the cab looks like it's been left out in the rain at some point, or maybe raised from the Titanic. 

I can't believe this guy is still freely allowed to sell on that platform, since the moderators themselves know he's a fraudster.......sad times. 

   It truly is a pirate cove 

 

[99call]

1 minute ago, El Presidente said:

   It truly is a pirate harbour. 

 

I love the vac packing.   I'm tempted to post him the question.  "So were the cigars vac packed when the cabinet was found by the sewer outflow?, or did you add them after... to seal in the funk?"

[El Presidente]

I think it would be fair to say that the chances of purchasing a legitimate Cuba made pre - embargo box of cigars online would put close to zero. 

 

[NSXCIGAR]

Hmm. This strikes me as very suspicious. Obviously, the condition of the exterior wood is very rough. But the cab looks like a very basic build with fairly low quality wood. Anyone could make that in a garage. 

The warranty seal placed on a cab like that and in the middle over the two doors just strikes me as odd. And no model info

And finally, the manufacturing stamp is highly unusual. Beyond highly unusual actually, particularly for a top brand like PL. 

And to top it off, those cigars look like petrified cat turds. 

[99call]

1 minute ago, NSXCIGAR said:

But the cab looks like a very basic build with fairly low quality wood. Anyone could make that in a garage. 

the box is defo legit, seen this style many times

[Ryan]

The box looks real. The cigars I don't know.

It is exactly the same shape and size as one in Fox Dublin from the late '40s.

Except theirs is stamped "For Eire" on the side. Inside are 50 cigars, 2 bundles of 25 petit coronas. Ribbons surround the bundles with the name "Por Larrañaga - Souvenir Royal No. 1". I would imagine there could be all kinds of names on the ribbons in different humidors for different clients. Back then retailers or even clients came up with their own names if they had the right relationship with the cigar factory. I don't have pictures of that one handy, but I think there are some on the web. @nino might have pictures from his visit here.

Fox have another similar-age cabinet of 100. I have pictures of that. Again Por Larrañaga, but now "Fox Selection 119". 119 being the street address of the shop in Dublin. I have pictures of that below. Those cigars look well.

When JJ Fox had replica humidors made in Cuba by Humidores Habana for the 135th anniversary in 2016, they used the Por Larrañaga 50 cab as the template for the new ones. Images below.

 

[99call]

One from Beck y Cia

[99call]

10 minutes ago, Ryan said:

When JJ Fox had replica humidors made in Cuba by Humidores Habana for the 135th anniversary in 2016

Loved this box by JJ Fox.   That a H&F 225 cabinet.   lots of care and passion ...... Old is Gold!

[NSXCIGAR]

52 minutes ago, Ryan said:

It is exactly the same shape and size as one in Fox Dublin from the late '40s.

Ok, so there's some confirmation that these existed. So it probably is real, and the manufacturing stamp being so odd I would say points to an older release.

Of course the cigars, who knows. 

[Nino]

20 hours ago, Ryan said:

The box looks real. The cigars I don't know.

It is exactly the same shape and size as one in Fox Dublin from the late '40s.

Except theirs is stamped "For Eire" on the side. Inside are 50 cigars, 2 bundles of 25 petit coronas. Ribbons surround the bundles with the name "Por Larrañaga - Souvenir Royal No. 1". I would imagine there could be all kinds of names on the ribbons in different humidors for different clients. Back then retailers or even clients came up with their own names if they had the right relationship with the cigar factory. I don't have pictures of that one handy, but I think there are some on the web. @nino might have pictures from his visit here.

Fox have another similar-age cabinet of 100. I have pictures of that. Again Por Larrañaga, but now "Fox Selection 119". 119 being the street address of the shop in Dublin. I have pictures of that below. Those cigars look well.

When JJ Fox had replica humidors made in Cuba by Humidores Habana for the 135th anniversary in 2016, they used the Por Larrañaga 50 cab as the template for the new ones. Images below.

 

Indeed I have some in my archives @Ryan - What a great trip and experience it was !

Hope it helps.

[Ryan]

16 hours ago, nino said:

Indeed I have some in my archives @Ryan - What a great trip and experience it was !

Hope it helps.

 

Thank you so much Nino! They're the ones.

Great seeing you here back then, hopefully again sometime soon!