Cigar Label - Strawberry Fred Wambach

Original Chromolithograph 19th century Cigar Label published for Fred Wambach.

Strawberry Original Chromolithograph 19th century Cigar Label published for the Fred Wambach Tobacco Company

Strawberry (Entered According to the Act of Congress, by Fred Wambach, Washington)

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#	Image	Title	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Africora (Mi Fama por el Orbe, H Cy Ca): Cigar Label, (ALCO) American Lithographic Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	c.1905	Woman draped in exotic Indian dress emerging from a tropical setting
02-		Alcazar (M&N Cigar Mfgrs Inc., Cleveland, Ohio): Cigar Label, Consolidated Litho. Corp., New York	Original Chromolithograph	1926	Famous trotter, and the harness racer, Alcazar, facing left, includes a view of the race track	Sold
03-		Brick House Selected Tabaccos (M&N Cigar Mfgrs Inc., Cleveland, Ohio): Cigar Label, Consolidated Lithographing Corporation, Brooklyn, NY	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1926-1930	Tobacco plantation in the mountains, a red brick house, a woman, and a donkey.
04.-		Chicago Hand Made, Mild Havana Blend: Cigar Label, Schlegel Litho Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	1920	View of the Chicago skyline from across the bay	Sold
05-		Christy Girl, Registered by Lee Heine: Cigar Label, Schlegel Litho Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1895 - 1900	Portrait of a woman in red based upon a Howard Chandler Christy design
06-		Clipper: Cigar Label, 19th Century American Tobacco Advertising, Charles Odence Company, Boston, Massachusetts	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1895	The Clipper is a multiple-masted sailing ship generally used by merchants due to their high speed	Sold
07-		Compliments of the Season, The Old Old Greeting Kind & True: Cigar Label, Julius Bien Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	1911	Christmas, floral arrangement with traditional poinsettias and bells.
08-		Coqueta (American Tobacco Advertising Art): Cigar Label, American Lithographic Company New York	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1895	Portrait of a woman, French style, period of Marie Antoinette.
09-		Edmund Halley (James W. Smith Cigar Co., U.S.A): Cigar Label, Benjamin J. Kane, Co., Philadelphia, PA	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1910	Portrait of Edmund Halley, the first to calculate the orbit of a comet, "Halley's Comet".
10-		El Gaurdo (Title and Design Registered): Cigar Label, D. S. Erb & Co., Boyertown, Pennsylvania	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1910	English bulldog on duty, beside him is a cigar box with a similar label, a picture within a picture	Sold
11-		Elsie: Cigar Label, Henry B. Grauley, State House Cigar Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, PA	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1885	Little girl poking her head out of a brick wall opening
12-		Epco (Title & Design Owned by E.P.C. Co.): Cigar Label, East Prospect Cigar Company, Pennsylvania	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1930	Woman dressed in ancient Egyptian attire holding a harp, seascape and sailboat in the distance.
13-		Flor de Scotia (William D. Castro Tobacco Factory): Cigar Label, (ALCO) American Lithographic Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	c.1905	Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots	Sold
14-		Grey Horse (Portrait of General James Outram): Cigar Label, F. M. Howell Company, Elmira, New York	Original Chromolithograph	1890	Statue of General James Outram, 1st Baronet mounted on his horse.	Sold
15-		La Tonelda, No 577 Copyright in the US Patent Office: Cigar Label, Julius Bien Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	1911	Portrait, young woman in an oval frame and gold coin decorations
16-		Marina (Petitos): Cigar Label, 19th Century Dutch Tobacco Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1895	Portrait of a woman wearing a blue sailing shirt holding a boat paddle.
17-	-	Mariner (Uit de Beste Soorten Tabak Gefabriceerd): Cigar Label, 19th Century Dutch Tobacco Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1895	Sailor seated on cargo at a dock (Manufactured using the Best Types of Tobacco)	Sold
18-	-	Meisterschaft (Championship 'Rowing Competition'): Cigar Label, German Tobacco Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1895 - 1920	Man wearing an old fashion red swimsuit rowing his boat in a competition.	Sold
19-		Mexican Princess (Manufactured by Oaxaca Association, Chicago, Illinois): Cigar Label, (ALCO) American Lithographic Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	c.1905	Portrait of a Mexican Woman dressed in ornate Native costume
20-		AAA Motorist, Chicago-Capital-City (Havana Cigars - Chicago AAA Capitol): Cigar Label, F. C. Lundquist Maker Printed by Harry Erickson, Chicago, Illinois	Original Chromolithograph	1922	Mercury ablaze at the wheel of a Motor vehicle
21-		Our Bird (Charles Lindbergh's Plane, Spirit of St. Louis): Cigar Label, Early 20th Century American Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	1930's	Image of Lindbergh's monoplane lane printed in blue and red tones
22-		Peter Manning, Champion Trotter (Owned by Hanover Shoe Farms): Cigar Label, Early 20th Century American Tobacco Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	1922	Head study of the horse Peter Manning, includes a view of the race track.	Sold
23-		Strawberry (Entered According to the Act of Congress, by Fred Wambach, Washington): Cigar Label, Fred Wambach Tobacco Company	Original Chromolithograph	1874	Fantastic mouse drawn carriage loaded with a giant strawberry
24-		Swan: Cigar Label, Early 20th Century Tobacco Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1925	White Swan in blue water and view of a Tropical Island
25-		The Signal Perfecto (John T. Stier & Son, Louisville, Kentucky): Cigar Label (ALCO) American Lithographic Company, New York	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1905-1915	Victorian woman dressed in gray, waving her handkerchief and leaning against a parasol.
26-		Two Friends (Title and Design Registered): Cigar Label, 19th Century American Tobacco Advertising	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1890	Seated Victorian Woman shaking the paw of a Saint Bernard
27-		White Cat (Standard Quality): Consolidated Lithographing Corporation, Brooklyn, NY	Original Chromolithograph	c. 1930	Furry white cat perched on a giant cigar

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Title:	Strawberry (Entered According to the Act of Congress, by Fred Wambach, Washington)
Company:	Frederick Wambach, Washington
Registration:	Entered According to the Act of Congress in The Year 1874 by Fred Wambach in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington
Date:	1874
Medium:	Original Chromolithograph
Note:	"Strawberry" has the important distinction of being a very early cigar label. It is seldom found and thus of great value. Moreover, with its mouse drawn carriage, it is a truly remarkable piece of early advertising art. "The outer tobacco label contains the word "Strawberry" and below the image, it reads; "Entered According to the Act of Congress in The Year 1874 by Fred Wambach in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington" An impression of this original lithograph is illustrated in Norman Waltz's, "Cigar Bands and Labels", p. 52. The outer label "The inner tobacco label contains the added advertisment message that reads; Manufactured From the Finest Connecticut Seed Tobacco". The inicials of the cigar maker, Frederick Wambach,"F.W." can be seen on the side of the carriage. The image depicts a fantastic mouse drawn carriage with two cigar smoking goblins or imps, one driving the carriage and the other in the back holding onto the giant strawberry in the carriage.
	Chromolithography -- printing images by using a series of carefully registered tint stones -- became the most popular method for publishing everything from fine art and posters to post cards and advertisements during the latter half of the nineteenth century. From approximately 1880 to 1930, cigar manufacturers were one of the most competitive and clearly the most lucrative of the American businesses. They were quick to recognize the vast potential of creating colorful and eye-catching images to represent their product, such as this very early and original example entitled, Strawberry published for the 19th century cigar maker, Fred Wambach.
	Because of this commercial rivalry, it was not unusual for a major cigar company to spend thousands of dollars in designing its labels. The result was that the greatest achievements in chromolithographic art were produced specifically for these companies. Further, expensive steps were added during the 'golden' age of the cigar label. Brass embossing dies were often engraved into the paper, lending a three dimensional quality to the label. As well, a bronze powder was applied like ink and burnished with brushes to create areas of gold. This was called, 'bronzing'. As antique art, advertisements such as this original example represent the epitome of complex printmaking techniques and artistry.
	Two major factors led to the downfall of this unique art. During the 1920's, the far less costly advances of photomechanical methods made this original and complex form of art all but obsolete. Secondly, the once wealthy cigar industry fell to the economic bottom of the barrel (c. 1930) due to competition from the cigarette companies and the changing economy, leaving few survivors in comparison to the thousands of companies that were destroyed and thus changing the cigar label industry forever.
Size:	4 X 4 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295
Condition:	This impression of "Strawberry" is printed on nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins, as published in Washington in 1874. This original chromolithograph is a beautifully printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Strawberry is one of the most important images in the history of American advertising art.
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Cigar Label: Fred Wambach Tobacco Company

Strawberry (Entered According to the Act of Congress, by Fred Wambach, Washington)