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Vanishing American a Cigar Store Indian Through Time
A historical overview traces the decline and rising value of cigar store Indians in the United States. From early wooden figures carved by shipwrights and Quebec artisans to iconic signs like Chief Sitting Bull and Pocahontas types, the article notes collectors’ bids, museum homes, and notable carvers such as Louis Jobin. It emphasizes changing tastes, scarcity, and the shift from working fixtures to antiques, with examples from Quebec, New York, Ashland, and Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Francis Drake
Walter Raleigh
England
James I
Pocahontas
Europe
London
Uncle Sam
Boster
Christopher Demuth
Lancaster
Pao
Edgary
Baltimore
Chichester
Tom Millard
Louis Jobin
Ste. Anne de Peanpre
Quebec
Jobin
Rue St. Jean
Quebec City
New York
Montreal
Edouard Marcotte
Ste. Anne
Edward Hen
Hen
New York City
Congress
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seneca John
Che Tiffin Tecumseh
Annals of
Albinus Elehert
New Riegel
Ohio
Henry Ford
Redskin
Museum of American Antiques
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
John
Mark Sullivan
New York Herald Tribune
America
Penn Yan
N. Y
Montour Falls
Paris
Paris Cigar Company
Majin Street
Frank Jones
Colorado Springs
Cole
Frank
Clinton Osborn
Osborns
Bob Parsons
Pioneer Tobacco
Ashland
Wis
Sitting Bull
Parsons
Mississippi River
White Pitte
Herman Kruske
Parson
Chequamegon Bay
Old Settlers’ Association
Chief Semloh
California
Chief Semieh
Semieh
Holmes
Maler
Reading
Old Eagle Eye
Reading Museum
Western Newspaper Union