Eifel Wilkes cigar box label with a brown horse – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Eifel Wilkes cigar box label with a brown horse. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Eifel Wilkes cigar box label with a brown horse
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Printed in brown ink on a paper label, the horse is the detail that sets this piece apart from other cigar box labels, and the brand name Eifel Wilkes runs alongside it. Makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries used animals, sporting scenes and bold lettering to help their boxes stand out on crowded shop counters, and horses were a popular choice because they suggested strength, speed and dependability. Labels like this were commercial lithographs, often discarded once the box was empty, so surviving examples offer a useful record of advertising style and printing practice of the period.
| Original scan | 729 × 814 px |
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| Reference | Hor12 |
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