Pittsburg Stogies advertisement: 100 for $1.50 – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Pittsburg Stogies advertisement: 100 for $1.50 in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Pittsburg Stogies advertisement: 100 for $1.50
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Here is a trade advertisement for a cheap cigar brand, the Pittsburg Stogies, offering a box of 100 for $1.50, which works out to a bit more than a cent apiece. Advertisements like this were common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when cigars were sold cheaply in bulk and manufacturers relied on bold lettering and eye-catching graphics to win over customers in tobacco shops and general stores. Pricing printed right on the card tells you a great deal about the economics of the trade and the everyday market for inexpensive smokes.
| Original scan | 645 × 926 px |
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| Reference | 979 |
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