Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1907 — The Words on a Cigar Box. [ARTICLE]

The Words on a Cigar Box.

What mean the various words which are’ stamped on the lid and sidesuf a cigar box? These are not mere fancy names, but terms actually descriptive of the cigar. On the lid is the name of the cigar. The front of the box describes the shape and size, as “conchas,” “relna,” “regalias,” which state the shape, and “perfecto infantes,” “princesses,” which signify the size. These may be combined, as “conchas speciales,” “conchas Anas,” to state both shape and size. At the back of the box, where the lid turns over, Is stamped the quality of the cigar—‘superfina,” “fina,” “flor,” “superior and “bueno,” being the terms in the descending scale. The color of the cigar is declared on the right hand side or end of the box. “Claro” signifies the lightest colored, “Colorado claro” rather dark, “Colorado” dark, “Colorado maduro” darker, “maduro” very dark, “oscuro” extremely dark, “negro” dark-. «wt. - , ' ■