Investing in humidors

Humidors serve a practical purpose but they can be an investment too. James Leavey reports

This must be the first time in history that a perfectly legal product remains on sale and yet its users are actively discouraged from actually enjoying it. The restrictions imposed on premium cigars is rather like buying an ice cream, and then told you mustn’t lick it in public.

The way things are going with the clamour for bans on public smoking, Britain’s cigar aficionados will be given two choices: stop smoking or be prepared to store your tubes of handrolled tobacco – indefinitely.

Or at least until the next tobaccofriendly BBC Antiques Roadshow comes along. You never know, one day all those boxes of cigars will be worth something – if only to future sociologists who will use them to demonstrate how, once upon a time, consenting adults could ignite and smoke tubes of premium, handrolled tobacco in public without getting arrested.

Of course, what your customers should be collecting are the finely crafted boxes cigars are stored in. Forget about all those cheap cigar humidors from China, which are about as attractive and useful as a Tupperware box. Now’s the time to start investing in finely crafted humidors, especially the renovated antiques that have been sold by Wendy Salisbury for the last 33 years.

But let’s start at the beginning. During the 18th and 19th centuries, British artisans and cabinet makers created containers from a myriad of materials to hold everything from cutlery to cosmetics.

“These boxes, crafted from a variety of exotic woods were an indispensa.....

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By James Leavey

Section : Cigar Accessories

Page number : 26

Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 4 on 10/05/2005.

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	Investing in humidors Humidors serve a practical purpose but they can be an investment too. James Leavey reports This must be the first time in history that a perfectly legal product remains on sale and yet its users are actively discouraged from actually enjoying it. The restrictions imposed on premium cigars is rather like buying an ice cream, and then told you mustn’t lick it in public. The way things are going with the clamour for bans on public smoking, Britain’s cigar aficionados will be given two choices: stop smoking or be prepared to store your tubes of handrolled tobacco – indefinitely. Or at least until the next tobaccofriendly BBC Antiques Roadshow comes along. You never know, one day all those boxes of cigars will be worth something – if only to future sociologists who will use them to demonstrate how, once upon a time, consenting adults could ignite and smoke tubes of premium, handrolled tobacco in public without getting arrested. Of course, what your customers should be collecting are the finely crafted boxes cigars are stored in. Forget about all those cheap cigar humidors from China, which are about as attractive and useful as a Tupperware box. Now’s the time to start investing in finely crafted humidors, especially the renovated antiques that have been sold by Wendy Salisbury for the last 33 years. But let’s start at the beginning. During the 18th and 19th centuries, British artisans and cabinet makers created containers from a myriad of materials to hold everything from cutlery to cosmetics. “These boxes, crafted from a variety of exotic woods were an indispensa..... To read the rest of this article you can buy this issue or subscribe to Cigar Buyer to have every issue delivered direct to your door. By James Leavey Section : Cigar Accessories Page number : 26 Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 4 on 10/05/2005. Subscribe Buy this issue More from this issue Preview other issues This article is 88 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements. Copyright Cigar Buyer © 1999-2012. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.