Grand Master Champion San Bernard cigar box label – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Grand Master Champion San Bernard cigar box label in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Grand Master Champion San Bernard cigar box label
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Lithographed cigar box labels like this one were small advertisements meant to catch the eye of buyers at the tobacconist's counter, and the brand name "San Bernard" points to the breed, the large rescue dog of the Swiss Alps. Dogs were popular motifs on these labels, and the Saint Bernard, long linked in popular imagination with mountain rescue and loyalty, made a dependable image for a product that wanted to seem reliable and dignified. The label's "Grand Master Champion" wording borrows the language of dog shows, which were growing fashionable in the late 1800s, so the design plays on both the dog's reputation and the prestige of prize-winning stock. Looking closely at the printing and colors shows how much effort went into selling a cigar with pictures alone.
| Original scan | 911 × 644 px |
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| Reference | Dog22 |
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