{"product_id":"early-20th-c-folk-art-desk-c","title":"Early 20th c. Handmade Cigar Box Art Library Desk c.1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn early 20th century small handmade folk, tramp or cigar box art library desk with hinged top, metal pulls and two pull out drawers. Visible Cuban Punch Cigar brand burnished stamps throughout. United States cigar tax stamp located inside the drawer. The drawers are constructed with dovetail joints. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hand crafted library desk can be one of the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eSalesman Samples\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e: Traveling representatives carried highly detailed miniature furniture to retail stores to take custom orders without hauling full-sized items.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAB\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eCigar Brand Promotions\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e: Major tobacco companies often commissioned high-end, novelty storage humidor boxes shaped like miniature executive desks to showcase at fine shop counters.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAC\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eApprentice Masterpieces\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e: Aspiring cabinetmakers built tiny, fully functional scale models to prove their technical grasp of complex joinery like miniature dovetails.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAC\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eTramp Art: With depression-era ingenuity, resourceful woodworkers, hobbyists, and traveling craftsmen used these abundant, free materials to build scaled-down models of household furniture commonly known as Tramp Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-v-2f45b973=\"\"\u003eShown with life size hand model for scale. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCREATOR\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF MANUFACTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1930-1940. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood, Metal. Dovetail joinery on the drawers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Wear consistent with age and use. \u003cspan data-ga-data=\"{}\" data-is-timed=\"false\" data-high-bidder=\"false\" data-bid-placed=\"false\" data-pending=\"false\" data-outbid=\"false\" data-member-id=\"0\" data-lot-ref=\"B3A533B5E4\" data-currency-code=\"USD\" id=\"lotData\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e H 4 in. W 6.5 in. D 4.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe History Behind Cigar Box Furniture\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe Material Boom\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e: In 1865, the U.S. government passed a tax law requiring all cigars to be packed in standardized wooden boxes of 25, 50, or 100. Because the tax stamps could not be legally reused, millions of high-quality thin cedar and mahogany boxes were thrown out by taverns and cigar bars every year.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S16 Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50002364891373,"sku":"Curiosities SKU 169","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/9425\/2633\/files\/small-folk-art-tramp-art-salesman-sample-cigar-box-art-library-desk-1930-1.jpg?v=1779476115","url":"https:\/\/s16home.com\/products\/early-20th-c-folk-art-desk-c","provider":"S16 Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}