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 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Furze Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 34m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1894 BEETLES BUGS Antique Chromolithograph Print AReichert $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 13h 33m |
 1898 SEA LIFE JELLYFISH POLYPS Antique Chromolithograph Print CMerculiano $24.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 25m |
 1895 GRAND CANYON COLORADO RIVER AMERICA USA Antique Chromolithograph Print $0.99 Time Remaining: 13h 28m |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Privet Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 16h 40m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1894 CARNIVOROUS PLANTS INSECT EATER PLANTS Antique Chromolithograph Print $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 31m |
 1894 BAT JAGUAR PARROT WILD BOAR FROG OSTRICH MONKEY BIRD Chromolithograph Print $5.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 47m |
 1894 BEETLES BUGS Antique Chromolithograph Print AReichert $2.45 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 34m |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Pimpernel Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 17h 39m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1890 Brehms BUTTERFLY Antique Chromolithograph Print $2.85 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 49m |
 1860s LOT of 6 Pratt Antique Botanical Chromolithograph FERN Prints FERNS $30.00 Time Remaining: 12h 28m |
 1894 EXOTIC TROPICAL FISH Antique Chromolithograph Print $5.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 28m |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Forget Me Not Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 17h 41m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1899 SEA LIFE FISH SHRIMP SHELLFISH Antique Chromolithograph Print CMerculiano $3.25 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 27m |
 1870s LOT 6 Pratt Antique Botanical CHROMOLITHOGRAPH Prints WILD FLOWERS HERBS $25.00 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 24m |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Sea Campion Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1860s LOT of 8 Pratt Antique Botanical Chromolithograph Prints GRASS GRAIN $20.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 12h 31m |
 1890 QUETZAL EXOTIC BIRD Chromolithograph Print WKuhnert $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 27m |
 VINTAGE CHROMOLITHOGRAPH PRINT PEACEFUL VALLEY $14.95 Time Remaining: 20h 21m |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Yellow Dead Nettle Stitchwort $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 16h 3m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 A Shady Seat $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 A Favorite Corner Flowers on Table $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 Savage Citrange 1906 USDA Chromolithograph Print EJ Schutt $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 34m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Buxbaums Speedwell Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 59m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 Weshart Tangerine 1904 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 56m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Willits Citrange 1904 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 58m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 F Edward Hulme Chromolithograph 1910 Heath or Ling Vintage Print $6.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 44m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 LEAFED HOUSE PLANTS 1896 Antique Chromolithograph Print $0.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 7m |
 Nuts Pecans D 1906 USDA Chromolithograph Print E J Schutt $4.99 Time Remaining: 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 Larkspurs and Lillies $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Persia Iran Costume Varamin $422.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 32m Buy It Now for only: $422.00 |
 Rabun Apple 1906 USDA Chromolithograph Print AA Newton $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 23m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 Hollyhocks in Late Summer $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 Carman Peach 1901 USDA Chromolithograph Print DG Passmore $6.99 Time Remaining: 11h 10m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 MEDICINIAL FLOWERS BOTANICAL PLANTS 1896 Antique Chromolithograph Art Print $14.99 Time Remaining: 28d 16h 26m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Seebohm Bird Eggs Chromolithograph Antique Print $27.50 Time Remaining: 11h 3m |
 Horse Mushroom 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 11h 43m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 The Altar and Shrine $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Persia Dance Iran Music Costume Kamancheh Drum Zurna Skirt $448.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $448.00 |
 Boletus Subluteus Edible Mushroom 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 10h 57m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1894 GRASSHOPPER MANTIS BEETLES BUGS WASP Antique Chromolithograph Print Mutzel $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 29m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Persia Iran Women Qalyan Tea Coffee Costume Domestic Dress $416.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 34m Buy It Now for only: $416.00 |
 Bullheads of Violets 1901 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 11h 8m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Horse Tail Fungus Mushroom 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 11h 43m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 From the Doorway $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Costume Dieppe Polletais Fisherman Traditional La Manche $332.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 2m Buy It Now for only: $332.00 |
 ANTIQUE PRINT CHROMOLITHOGRAPH REVUE HORTICOLE 1866 $27.50 Time Remaining: 14h |
 Parasol Fungus Mushroom 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 16m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Summer King Apple 1912 USDA Chromolithograph Print EJ Schutt $4.99 Time Remaining: 12h 41m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 1888 Chromolithograph Finistere Brittany Clothing Folk Traditional Costume Dress $396.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 2m Buy It Now for only: $396.00 |
 Antique Fern Print Chromolithograph Prang Hand Colored Spleenwort + Orig Entry $20.00 Time Remaining: 6h 31m |
 INTARSIA DECORATIVE ART 1896 Antique Chromolithograph Print $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 8h 25m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Costume Thessaly Macedonia Albania Yanina Dress Ethnic Art $422.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 30m Buy It Now for only: $422.00 |
 1862 J B Waring Chromolithograph Framed Print Plate 260 $34.99 Time Remaining: 19h 21m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 Seebohm Bird Eggs Chromolithograph Print Tern 1885 $27.50 Time Remaining: 11h 18m |
 Childe Hassam Chromolithograph 1895 Home of the Hummingbird $88.00 Time Remaining: 7h 55m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Bavaria Saxe Altenburg Costume Dress Traditional Wedding $386.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 30m Buy It Now for only: $386.00 |
 1897 ANTIQUE PRINT WILD CAT CHROMOLITHOGRAPH $4.99 Time Remaining: 20h 11m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 |
 Deadly Agaric Mushroom Amanita Phalloides 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 11h 17m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Nuts Almonds 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $4.99 Time Remaining: 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 1888 Chromolithograph Oceania Tribe Costume Aborigine Native Traditional Tattoo $438.00 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 49m Buy It Now for only: $438.00 |
 Raisin Grapes 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print B Heiges $4.99 Time Remaining: 12h 23m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 PRUNES 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $4.99 Time Remaining: 12h 22m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 1888 Chromolithograph Jabalpur Dwelling Transportation Sama Negociant Ethnic $203.95 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $203.95 |
 Puffball Mushroom 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 22m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Common Field Mushroom 1897 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 11h 13m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1890 LORI PARROTS BIRDS Chromolithograph Print WKuhnert $1.04 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 27m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Multani Manipuri Gourka Assam Occupation Mitai Kashmir Art $192.95 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $192.95 |
 c1870+ BENZINGER Antique Chromolithograph Large Vintage Frame Beautiful Colors $56.50 Time Remaining: 12h 24m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 Nuts Pecan Varieties C 1912 USDA Chromolithograph Print $4.99 Time Remaining: 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 1894 PHEASANT BIRDS Antique Chromolithograph Print GMutzel $0.99 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 27m |
 1888 Chromolithograph France Jewelry Hilt 18th Century Cross Brooch Cameo Art $426.95 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 27m Buy It Now for only: $426.95 |
 Antique French Gilded Chromolithograph Hunt Au Bon March Paris 19th c $24.90 Time Remaining: 1d 7m |
 1895 BUTTERFLY MOTH Antique Chromolithograph Print $0.99 Time Remaining: 13h 27m |
 Milne Ramsey Chromolithograph Still Life with Fruit Flowers Fish c 1890 $95.00 Time Remaining: 12h 4m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Ancient Greece Costume Women Clothing Peplos Robe Tunic $184.95 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 45m Buy It Now for only: $184.95 |
 LEUBA FOLIO MUSHROOM CHROMOLITHOGRAPH 1890 PLATE VIII $67.50 Time Remaining: 11h 2m |
 Leuba Folio Mushroom Chromolithograph 1890 Plate XXX $67.50 Time Remaining: 11h 3m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Ancient Greek Courtyard Andron Colonnade House Interior $448.95 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 21m Buy It Now for only: $448.95 |
 Leuba Folio Mushroom Chromolithograph 1890 Plate XXXI $67.50 Time Remaining: 11h 3m |
 Leuba Folio Mushroom Chromolithograph 1890 Plate XXXIX $67.50 Time Remaining: 11h 3m |
 Leuba Folio Mushroom Chromolithograph 1890 Plate XLVIII $67.50 Time Remaining: 11h 18m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Oceania Native Ethnic Hairstyle Tattoo Polynesia Fiji Art $201.95 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 24m Buy It Now for only: $201.95 |
 1894 WILD DUCK BIRDS Antique Chromolithograph Print LBeckmann $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 27m |
 Leuba Folio Mushroom Chromolithograph 1890 Plate IV $67.99 Time Remaining: 13h 17m |
 Prang Violet Viola Chromolithograph Hand Colored Antique Print $20.00 Time Remaining: 15h 3m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Medieval Miter Mitre Bishop Religious Vestment Croiser Art $438.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 34m Buy It Now for only: $438.00 |
 LEAFED HOUSE PLANTS VINES 1896 Antique Chromolithograph Art Print $0.99 Time Remaining: 13h 56m |
 Nuts Pecan Varieties B 1904 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1890 Chromolithograph Art Ancient Mosaic Lyons France Chariot Race Archaeology $181.95 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 36m Buy It Now for only: $181.95 |
 Nuts Pecan Varieties 1904 USDA Chromolithograph Print $6.99 Time Remaining: 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 PAINTING DESIGNS ARTWORK 1896 Antique Chromolithograph Art Print $0.99 Time Remaining: 14h 5m |
 WEAVING DESIGNS 1896 Antique Chromolithograph Art Print $0.99 Time Remaining: 14h 11m |
 1888 Chromolithograph Turban Style Persian Arab Kurd Turkmen Ethnic Traditional $468.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 49m Buy It Now for only: $468.00 |
 1890 Brehms EMPEROR PENGUINS Antique Chromolithograph Print $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 13h 35m |
 RASPBERRY CHROMOLITHOGRAPH REVUE HORTICOLE 1866 $27.50 Time Remaining: 11h 3m |
 1878 THE MOTHER OF OUR LORD Chromolithograph George Stinson Mary Doves Christian $12.95 Time Remaining: 14h 14m |
 1883 Chromolithograph Japanese Sagemono Netsuke Japanese Medicine Tobacco Box $445.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 1m Buy It Now for only: $445.00 |
 1890 Brehms BIRD EGGS Antique Chromolithograph Print $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 13h 35m |
 ORIGINAL VICTORIAN CHROMOLITHOGRAPH LITTLE SWEETHEARTS LARGE SIZE FRAMED $99.99 Time Remaining: 18h 43m |
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The History (And Value) Of Cigar Bands
For many cigar smokers, the small paper band encircling their stogy is just a piece of trash, to be discarded along with the shrinkwrap around the box. But for others that cigar band is a bit of history - a collectible that adds immeasurably to the romance and mystique of smoking.
What is the cigar band, and how did it become so important? As is so often true when it comes to cigars, the story begins in Cuba - early-19th-century Cuba, to be exact, when that island nation had already come to be recognize as the cigar capital of the world. At that time cigar packaging was minimal - often no more than a wooden barrel or box, with the manufacturer's name inscribed. The cigars themselves were generally left blank. This situation, not surprisingly, created a cheat's paradise, in which cheap European cigars were bundled in boxes with "Cuban" markings on them and sold, domestically, to unsuspecting customers who thought they were getting fine imported Cubans.
Gustave Bock, a Dutch immigrant who owned a cigar factory in Cuba in the 1830s, is credited with being the first to place a paper band around his cigars. (Bock's "cigar band" was just a paper ring with his signature on it.)
Many other makers adopted this practice, to the point where, by 1855, most Cuban cigar exporters were using them. These bands cut down on instances of counterfeiting while giving cigar manufacturers a way to increase name recognition and loyalty.
The practice spread from Cuba to cigar makers everywhere, and its popularity was encouraged by breakthroughs in printing technology, which developed alongside changes in the economy of Europe and the Americas that favored cigar smoking. Specifically, cheap color printing (through chromolithographic processes developed in Germany) was made widely available during the latter part of the century, and paper-embossing followed in the 1880s.
Between the expansion of the cigar industry and the new possibilities developed by the printing industry, a "Golden Age" of cigar advertising was almost guaranteed, and that's what followed. Cigar makers began working not only to manufacture their cigars, but to differentiate their products from others. The late 19th and early 20th centuries featured elaborate, distinctive cigar box and cigar band artwork, often produced by highly-regarded commercial artists. These well-wrought bands featured images of famous figures of the day, historical figures, nationalistic imagery, nature scenes and animals. As with today's postage stamps, special bands would be made to commemorate special events.
And, also like stamps, the bands had that combination of ephemerality and workmanship that so often draws collectors. While they were often well-made, they weren't intended to last - so they gave collectors a challenge, as baseball cards, comic books and cheap children's toys would later in the 20th century. And they always gave off a whiff of nostalgia, reminding dedicated smokers of good times shared with a cigar and a friend.
Children also found these bands attractive, since they were often left discarded on streets during the height of cigar-smoking's popularity. Manufacturers even made "albums" with blank pages in which a person's cigar band collection could be displayed - the forerunner of those plastic display sheets that every sports-card collector knows so well.
Adding to the boom in band collecting, some cigar makers gave premiums to customers who turned in a certain number of bands - everything from a set of children's silverware (50 bands) to a Scientific American subscription (600 bands) to a baby grand piano (180,000), according to the American Cigar Co. catalog of 1904. (Those of you who used to collect Marlboro Miles during the 1990s should be feeling deja vu right about now.)
After World War I, cigars fell in popularity relative to cigarettes. Cigar makers stopped putting as much energy into the production of attractive cigar bands, as it became more necessary to cut costs. Cigar bands - at least in the US - grew generic, boring. The cost cut wasn't enough - many thousands of cigar companies closed up shop for good in the US during the '20s and '30s.
Band collecting continues in the US among a hardy group mostly consisting of old-timers and nostalgia buffs, but in Europe it remains a thriving hobby, and cigar makers there continue to print colorful but cheap bands, some of which come as part of a series (again like stamps), others of which are created specifically for collectors.
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I am looking for a print/lithograph of William J Wilgus' "Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman."
Does anyone know where I can locate a print or lithograph of the chromolithograph done in the 1850's of William John WIlgus' "Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman"?
Ichabod Crane, Respectfully Dedicated to Washington Irving. by William J. Wilgus, artist chromolithograph, c. 1856
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichabod_Crane
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman