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I went over to see the Altons material in the Sutton Windmill Museum before it closed - pleased it found a good home (temporarily). The factory was an amazing timewarp still operating until the 1980s, as was another Nottingham firm: Redgate Mineral Waters of Traffic Street. This factory still had all its old machinery in place in the 1980s and could still fill Codd bottles! A mountain of advertising was also stored there including enamels and showcards in mint condition.
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 Hi FB,

Staying on the cigar theme, thought it would be useful to post some cigar advertising as it was at one time a very big industry prior to cigarettes. The "Castle Hall" is American, "King Six" is a counter top advert and the "Dexter's" is enamel which I sold last year to the grandson of a well known collector named "Dexter". Anymore cigar adverts out there????

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 Another few "Cigar"  advertising : "W.D. & H.O. Wills had a big range of cigars. "Bahadurs" by McDowell & Co were also popular as also the "Flor De Belar" which is a tin sign.

 

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Cheers Bacco, great stuff. The Belar's were found at Alton's and were printed by Barringer's at Mansfield. They went as low as a fiver at one point but not so many around now. The tin frame was a standard design and also used for William Younger's signs. Will put a better pic of the High Lights in showcard section.
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 Here are another couple of cigar advertising: "Canadian Club" and "Emilia Garcia" a big name in cigars which I have had for a long time. "Ivanhoe Cigars" made by W.D.& H.O Wills, which were also very popular.

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 Continuing with "Cigar" advertising: "Flor De Dindigul" Indian cigars which had a very big following, with "Maestro" , "Manikin", "Marcella" and "Bulldog" cigars, were all very popular at one time.

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 Another few "Cigar" advertising: "Commercial Pride Cigar" tin sent by Broadie. "Rajah" cigars enamel which were very popular and "Coronettes" advertising figure. Anyone have any other cigar advertising.

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Nice