Cigar box label: two men shaking hands, 'Shake' lettering – Antique Print
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Cigar box label: two men shaking hands, 'Shake' lettering comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Cigar box label: two men shaking hands, 'Shake' lettering
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A cigar box label showing two men shaking hands, with the word "Shake" lettered across the design, is a small piece of commercial art from the era when tobacco companies printed colorful paper labels to dress up their boxes and catch the eye of buyers. Labels like this were often lithographed in bright inks and sold in quantity, so the handshake served as a friendly, sociable image meant to suggest good fellowship over a smoke. The gallery currently files it under family life and gentlemen, though it is really a piece of advertising ephemera, and its lettering and composition are worth a closer look for anyone interested in turn-of-the-century printing.
| Original scan | 938 × 644 px |
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| Reference | MEN75 |
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