Unknown Cuban Cigar Box

[Greg Bishop]

I've recently acquired a very unusual looking vintage or antique, all wooden cigar box with a name printed inside the box that I can't find documented anywhere. The name is "Marcos Morales y Ca." and that's noted just below the words "FABRICA de TABACOS". Also on the inside of the box are the words "Regalia de Londres" as well as "Flor Fina".  Does anyone have a clue as to what this might be???

[ntanner]

Not sure on the box but welcome to CG and I'm sure that in just a bit one of the Guru's will show up and be able to provide some help.

[cavenbk]

Do you have any pictures? It might help someone to be able to see what it looks like.

[Brlesq]

A picture would sure help.  Without one, my guess is that the cigars were from the FABRICA de TABACOS factory, one of the oldest cigar factories in Havana.  "Marcos Morales y Ca." is  the distributor or import company of that box.  "Regalia de Londres" is a Romeo y Julieta cigar, and "Flor Fina" was probably the size.   I believe this to be in the Civil War circa from some old books I found online.   Again, without a picture, these are guesstimates only.

[Mojo66]

Por Laranaga also has a Regalia the Londres vitola , maybe just an RE though but the brand's been there for well over a century and I think they did produce a Regalia in the early 1900s. Just my $0.02, Bruce pretty much summed it up anyways, a picture would be more than welcomed.

[SparklePony]

"Flor Fina" is a size?  How interesting...

[Brlesq]

SparklePony - 1/28/2015  11:15 PM

"Flor Fina" is a size?  How interesting...

Just a guess.  Or it just means "finest leaf" or "fine tobacco".  Again, without pics, this is an exercise in futility.

[SparklePony]

You truly earn your curmudgeon badge on a daily basis...

[The Burn Ward]

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/pre-1960_brands.aspx

[Brlesq]

SparklePony - 1/29/2015  9:31 AM

You truly earn your curmudgeon badge on a daily basis...

Why thank you, John!  

[Greg Bishop]

Thank you all for your comments...  I am going to try posting a couple/few pictures to hopefully help in identifying this box. That might take me a little while as I'm not much of a tech guy.

[Jackal]

Greg Bishop - 1/29/2015  10:12 AM

Thank you all for your comments...  I am going to try posting a couple/few pictures to hopefully help in identifying this box. That might take me a little while as I'm not much of a tech guy.

This may help (a guide on how to insert pics into forum posts)

http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=43

[Greg Bishop]

Pictures uploaded... !

[Jackal]

I don't know what it is, but it sure looks awesome.

[cavenbk]

Sure is a beautiful piece of work.

[Cfickter]

that is sweet, awesome woodwork

[Brlesq]

That is one nice box!  And very old, too

[johncw]

That box is awesome looking!

[Michaelbevans61]

If that's how a box of cigars looked back then, I think all cigar companies should go back to that. I would love to have a box of VSG's show up in a pretty box like that. That's a beautiful box!

[Hot Stuff x]

Great looking box!   I saw what I'm guessing was your post over at collector's weekly (http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/147134-unbelievable-antique-cigar-box?in=activity)  where they are saying it's tramp art.  

 Having another look at it, it looks like they used the cigar box wood as part of this project.  That's why the words that are normally found on the outside of the box are now on the inside.  

 could this be a home-made humidor, and it uses the cedar from a cigar box as the liner for the decorative outer box?

 

[Hot Stuff x]

Some quick Google-fu reveals that Marcos Morales was actually the name of a cigar factory in Cuba.  Don't know what brands were rolled there though.

[toby2]

great find.