The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-11
CIGAR LABELS.
Novel and Attractive Dosigns Much
Sought After by Cigar
Manufacturers
fNaw York N,lAl

sthSt having oiiersl ~ pny thu hig,ceh cash
rfiess f.r tllNt clNAM eAgnr lnhol designs, u ~
porter found npcml@r II the firm hooking
over pfHtftail III drawings md ilhhdrntons
cut from periodicals.. LII alcct,A u couple Ut
drawings, md, turning IL young man,
enid: These arc good .lNlgns, manipulating
up a1ie Vt Tho illustrations -~'you might n,alcs
III design trnM tlnt. III g,vp yon sls for
tlese three In caayo,l, nntl ~ II yon1l do tl,o
laet one In coioss. That's Is nrieS for Your
craso" desisna and si0 Cor that which h ~
In in colu,e."
''Can ] get thc money for tho two crAyon
Drawings howl" thu young nnn arls~L
't.'sainly,s Mr. rholps aahi, rnAing go
1. him. and TIN rust when You LlLng tise
other ds~ign. Just leave your address In cac
should want yN W lo sa,las ot4.rr wotk lD
fo,N yon finish this ,luign"
Tho young man peckctsl TIM go and
Quilted tho oince Ia very happy t,ain0 Of
mind.
lilo ar,cNM b. Ia smart young folnw,'
Nc. Phelps mid. "Nnd I'm glad We got hold
Of him. II wa hadn't advertised W. ,nlsht
ncver have known him."
"llaveat You ARTISTS " lwtgn Cor your
"A number Of then. Hut wv need ,nosu
and morn because the inaAnfncturc II dcsncs-
tx cigars h q constantly growing branch IL
trade, ana We arc constantly being eAllot on
Cor lalSas for now brands. FOR thin rvason
~ want 10 have ns many designers NJ our
disposal ~ posibln TIN result of cur oEor
iethAt mon come hero with aamplse q their
work, and w can tell ut \ glance whcshcr II
will u well 70 add theln ~ o.,r list o& d.
NgnoM or DoNe
"po you s,,gg,ss designs yourclf, or have
TINT 10 thu nrtistf'
''you ~, II a.sgnr manufacturer wants
ta gvt ont now brand. or b. work or an OH
brand under now laisa. which h tho most
usual casa, he comes hcru and tvlh us whit
his idea N, ov, more nequentiy tells our cs%n-
vassers--for thcrc II ~ much composition IN
TIN business TINT wc haN b sua,d around
canvasei~ with books 1t laheis In stock. We
find out what price he desires h. pay. whether
no wants u label In black and white or In
colors, and in how many colors, m the OK
penAe of getting mp Lh.A depends nsssly
On the mimhor Of coloa to he printed II hc
wants u cheap label w~'gct u crayon dc~isn,
design Ia coloS flom one III our fifteen do.lsAr
dcslgnNA LcA me show yoa how II IL do,le. "
opening large hook full of lahcaA
"Ilcrc u a label M which canvnsNrs h
ono section u tho country aLnAe managed 81
scll oO1.u0 cigars A manaf.ss,turr scnt
IN wcsl that hc wanted b work thu Frs
Masnns, because he thought plenty of tAen,
wes to b. found all ovar tho country. 80
be wanted 10 ls,t mp a Grand Master brand,
for which ha wished first class label We
got np this label tor him. The e,Ntre h tho
figure u urand Mastsr IN fs,ll roxalia; thu
side pieces arc tho implements usod in Ma
sOnic ritcA"
n. II ~ IA
''fhcy arc tho most cxpenSaw~-&D for q
thousand setA"
elbow many arr b sceS
side Of thu cover and TIN cos,ssc TAacr a ths
outsklN Tho saco~S u this hlxl
other manufacturers have orasrSxl assSns
fur labels ~ which 10 work ttsc pre Masons
nnd W. have lithographcd Tor them thousands
OF lateis with other designs calculated To at
t,nct tho eyes II MaSons That h tia way
manufacturer. Of cous>e we have stuck
labels - that ~ can show samples"
no youever give illustrations from period
icals IA your artists ~ Ls@S tor d,~ig,.sg
| "Ranly, We usually lct nSau 10 their
own Stealing"
II often sse labels At Havana manufac
tnnss on boxes of domestic cigars 10 YOU
| sen limitations Of Havana lahelsT
| Mot now, because there h law against L.
| lmitstanx foreign labels used b b. an i'm
portslnt branch % our businesN hcca,ecwh
the misunderstanding II .ionNs.ic cigars aga,
mos. aosm~stac cigars weNs sold ~ Imported
aud tho manufacturers nluiNd Imitation
labels But now domestic cisArs are sold u
their merltS"
us any special l,,sl mos. In demanif'
"When manufacturer sets his name WI
up In the business, ~ that people begin teasa
for his cigars, he viii have hts portrait, pm,
on his latrls AMI stuck on thu inside and .Ait
side u tho box, like tho specimens u Isseana
partlsll,ur which theatrical managers hav,
poSse>t ON the teneS~"
Mo manufacturers get up brands 60,
special saLs alnong certain trades or prof,~
mons. rs did tho one who originated thu Ma
sanic hranAe'
.res. You Will find here lalsls with flr
engines, ships, steamhoats. and tho like
During the excitement aser Axslay walkin,
matches ~c .ot NJ laosls with thu contcc,
anls an the track THEM VT have pictures a
famous actresses, ot n.>s. hassss. ot the Tall,
Ho, and II winning yachts In fact. Tin
manufacturers, aad NV tua. rcssd the news
papers and IL ANY event Of sreat pubic IN
ts,est offers any laSas fr cigar lalsl 10
sign yaa NAY b, sarc WI taxa adsan;as,