Amid all the fancy images in a cigar shop display case, a brand name presented as an attractive graphic, perhaps even printed right on the wood, might stand out. No claims, no symbols, no images: just words or numbers and beautiful colours-or no colour at all.

		2 Cents Straight Trimmed nailed wood box (100) Factory 8 IRD 17 Series of 1897 Likely P.A. Pelletier & Co., Montreal, Que. CMC 2003.46.161
		7-2-4 Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 32 Port 10-D Series C De Luxe Cigar Factory, Montreal, Que. CMC 2003.46.19 | S2003-3203
		Bachelor Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 26 Port 50E Series of 1922 Andrew Wilson & Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. CMC 2001.185.47 | S2002-6971 Tony Hyman Collection
		The Berlin Cigar Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 8 IRD 28  Circa 1897 Von Neubronn & Co., Berlin (Kitchener), Ont. CMC 2004.38.18 | D2005-22672
		Big 5 Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 11 Port 22-E Series of 1922 North American Cigar Co., Kitchener, Ont. CMC D-13657 | D2002-013851
		Bollard's Mild Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 44 Port 10-D Series of 1924 H. St-Georges, Enrg., Joliette, Que. CMC D-13687 | D2002-013857
		Crow Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 4 IRD 30 Series of 1883 Jones Bros., Woodstock, Ont. CMC 2003.46.92 | S2004-194
		Gold Coin Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 8 IRD 12 Series of 1897 Likely N. Préfontaine, Marieville, Que. CMC 2003.46.62 | S2003-3331
		Highway Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 38 Port 10-D Series of 1922 Spires Brothers, Toronto, Ont. CMC 2003.46.35 | S2003-3251
		Humber Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 26 Port 50-E Series of 1922 Andrew Wilson & Co., Toronto, Ont. CMC 2001.185.46 | S2002-6968
		Kinkead's Panetela Extra Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 26 IRD 17 Series of 1897 A.E. Kinkead & Co., Sherbrooke, Que. CMC 2004.38.38 Eddy Echenberg Collection
		Norma Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 7 Port 24-E Series of 1922 John McNee & Sons, London, Ont. CMC 2004.120.10 | D2004-20018
		Simon's Smokers Trimmed nailed wood box (100) Factory 38 Port 10-D Series of 1924 H. Simon & Sons, Montreal, Que. CMC 2004.38.55 | D2004-19316 Eddy Echenberg Collection
		The Straight 5 Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 34 IRD 17 Series of 1883 J. Hirsch, Sons & Co., Montreal, Que. CMC 2003.46.83 | S2004-185
		C.B. Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 10 Port 22-E ca. 1924-1935 Charles Blankstein, Berlin, Ont. CMC 2005.41.3 | D2005-19888
		Cabinets Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 6 IRD 36 Series of 1897 Peter Heinbecker, Listowel, Ont. CMC 2004.38.17 | D2004-19340
		The Pride of Victoria Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 11 IRD 37 Series of 1897 Pride Cigar Factory, Victoria, B.C. CMC F-9175 | D2002-013845
		Manilla Straights Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 7 IRD 6 Series of 1897 A.S. Hart, Saint John, N.B. CMC 2003.46.72
		Tory Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 2 IRD 28 ca. 1900-1920 The Imperial Cigar Company (Limited), Kitchener, Ont. CMC 2003.46.65
		Tom Tiger Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 9 IRD 17 Series of 1915 E. Levy or J.E. Normandin, Montreal, Que. CMC 2005.41.14 | D2005-19899
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