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Before lighting a cigar, the smoker usually had to cut, puncture, or bite off its sealed end so when he put it in his mouth, he could draw smoke through it. Several manufacturers offered a cigar that was ready split or pierced—an added convenience that, in the case of Peg Top and Stonewall Jackson, may have been what made their cigars best sellers for decades.
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Peg Top
Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 2 IRD 17 Series of 1915 L.O. Grothé , Montreal, Que. CMC 2003.46.59 | S2003-3322 |
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Split End
Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 43 IRD 31 Series of 1897 Jones Bros., Woodstock, Ont. CMC 2004.38.24 | D2004-19396 |
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Tooth Pick
Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 4 Port 33-E Series of 1922 H.E. Cooke & Co., Owen Sound, Ont. CMC 2004.38.64 | D2004-19827 |
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STONEWALL JACKSON
Trimmed nailed wood box (50) Factory 11 Port 50-E Series C General Cigar Co., Toronto, Ont. CMC 2001.185.62 |
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