Derby King cigar box label with horse and groom – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Derby King cigar box label with horse and groom, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Derby King cigar box label with horse and groom
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A cigar box label, not a photograph, and its horse and groom are what set it apart on a board full of racing and stable scenes. Labels like this were printed in large runs in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when cigar makers competed for shelf space with bold lithographed art. Using a racehorse and its groom was a way to tie a smoke to the glamour of the track and the sporting crowd that gathered there. Look closely at the lithography, the color registration and the small details of the stable setting, which show how commercial printers of the era turned ordinary tobacco packaging into collectible art.
| Original scan | 1,024 × 574 px |
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| Reference | Hor3 |
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