Depictions of sports and games helped sell cigars, whether male players or female spectators were "the main event" on the label.

CHECKERS Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 11 IRD 32 Series of 1897 Wm. Ward, London, Ont. CMC 2003.46.64

CASINO Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 1 IRD 14 Series of 1883 Likely J. Renaud, Joliette, Que. CMC 2003.46.76

THE HUNTER Trimmed nailed wood box (10) Factory 14 IRD 23 Series of 1897 Lang & Grace, Toronto, Ont. CMC D-11224

THE KENNEL Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 10 IRD 17 Series of 1883 Pennington, Runk & Coy., Montreal, Que. CMC 2004.216.3

REGATTA Trimmed nailed wood box (100) Ca. 1880 Unknown maker, Hamilton, Ont. CMC 2001.185.3 Tony Hyman Collection