Amie Karp collection of tobacciana
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Abstract
The Amie Karp Collection of Tobacciana consists of a variety of 19th and 20th century tobacco-related ephemera and reference material.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series by format:
Series I: Catalogs
Series II: Ephemera
Series III: Reference Books
Scope and Contents
The Amie Karp Collection of Tobacciana is mainly comprised of 19th and 20th century tobacco-related ephemera. It includes cigar bands, cigar box labels, tobacco tags, cigarette boxes, cigarette cards, and tobacco pouches. The ephemera is variously mounted on boards, sleeved, and displayed in scrapbooks. The collection also contains printed catalogs advertising cigar and cigarette cards, tags, labels, boxes and bands. Many of the catalogs include instructions for claiming prizes in exchange for these items. Ten reference books about tobacco, tobacco ephemera, and collecting tobacciana are also included.
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Conditions Governing Access
Available by advance appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact the Print Room Librarian at printroom@nyhistory.org.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce any Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections holdings through publication must be obtained from:
Rights and Reproductions, New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Permission to reproduce or quote text from this collection in a publication must be requested from and granted in writing by the Library Director, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as Amie Karp Collection of Tobacciana, PR 392, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, New-York Historical Society.
Credit line should read: Gift of Amie Karp and family in honor of Ivan C. Karp.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Amie Karp, 2019
Separated Materials
Additional tobacciana material donated by Amie Karp can be found in New-York Historical's museum collections.
About this Guide
Repository
Series I: Catalogs, 1882-1956, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This series contains printed catalogs advertising cigar and cigarette cards, tags, boxes and bands. Many of the catalogs include instructions for claiming prizes in exchange for these items.
W. Duke and Co. cigarette card catalog of "Costumes of All Nations", 1882
Kinney Brothers Standard of the World cigarette card catalog of "National Dances, Vol. IV", 1886
O.L. Schwenke cigar box label catalog, 1898
Florodora Tag Company catalog and instructions for redeeming gifts for tobacco tags and cigar bands., 1905
Schulte Cigars and United Profit-Sharing Co. catalog and instructions for securing gifts by coupon redemption, 1937-1938, inclusive
Raleigh Coupons, Brown and Williams Tobacco Co. catalogs with instructions for redemption of Raleigh cigarette pack coupons for gifts (4), 1952-1956, inclusive
Series II: Ephemera, 1870-1936, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This series includes cigar bands, cigar box labels, tobacco tags, cigarette boxes, cigarette cards, and tobacco pouches. The ephemera is variously mounted on boards, sleeved, and displayed in scrapbooks.
Cigar Bands, 1874-1935, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Cigar bands with imagery including Civil War generals, United States presidents, and international heads of state.
Cigar Box Labels A-K, 1874-1935, inclusive
Cigar Box Labels L-Z, 1874-1935, inclusive
Cigar Protectors, 1880
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Reliance Cigar Co. box of lithographed, accordion folded, glassine and card stock single cigar protectors for pocket portage. Illustrated on front and back with a burning cigar.
Cigarette Boxes, 1933
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Kinsman's Asthmatic Cigarettes, 10 empty boxes.
Scrapbooks, 1878-1936, inclusive
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"Cigar Bands" - two volumes of specialty collector books with slotted pages filled with cigar bands. Both volumes are inscribed "Annie L. Taff" in pen on the inside front cover; one volume is also marked "Fred A. Taff." 1878-1905.
"White Knight" - child's collection of 420 cigar bands in a notebook, 1900-1906.
"Estemento Superiores" - a child named Ward Heinzman's collection of 351 cigar bands (along with some postage stamps) in a ledger book, 1908.
"Wills Cigarette Picture-Card Album of Household Hints," 1936.
Tobacco Pouches, 1940
Scope and Contents
Scotten, Dillon Company "Yankee Girl" chewing tobacco pouches (10).
Tobacco Tags, 1870-1930, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Embossed and printed tin plug tobacco tags on boards.
Series III: Reference Books, 1969-1997, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This series contains ten reference books about tobacco, tobacco ephemera, and collecting tobacciana.