His Nobs cigar label with gentleman in top hat – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of His Nobs cigar label with gentleman in top hat brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
His Nobs cigar label with gentleman in top hat
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A cigar label rather than a photograph, this piece centers on a gentleman in a top hat printed beside the brand name "His Nobs," a title that plays on the Victorian habit of addressing a man of rank or self-regard with mock deference. Tobacco makers of the late 1800s and early 1900s printed such paper labels on cigar boxes and bands to catch the eye of buyers at a time when a crowded shop shelf offered little else to distinguish one product from the next. Labels like this were often lithographed in bright colors, and their figures were chosen to suggest prosperity, leisure, and good taste. The brand name itself is worth noticing, since it was meant to flatter the smoker as much as sell the tobacco.
| Original scan | 897 × 665 px |
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| Reference | MEN55 |
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