Sehr umfangreiche Informationen zur Geschichte der Zigarre bietet die Seite Cigarhistory. Interessant sind unter anderem die vielen Abbildungen von historischen Zigarrenkistchen und Lithographien. Über die Verkaufsbemühungen in den Anfängen der Tabakindustrie schreibt Cigarhistory:

When it came to using the package to attract the customer’s eye, the cigar industry did it earlier and more adventurously than anyone. In the 1800’s, the folks who made and sold cigars tried every advertising image, gimmick and theme used today. As pioneers, they tried a lot of bad ideas as well. There were no precedents, polls or web-sites to advise against using dead moose, skunks, goats, drunks, spiders, wasps, rattle snakes, funerals and Satan to sell cigars. Sellers had to learn to focus instead on pretty girls, dogs, cute kids, sports, celebrities, good health, good times, wealth and more pretty girls instead. Experimentation was constant.

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