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Partagas Factory Sign - Unique, Solid Wood, Handmade - 40 x 22 x 2 1/2"
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Product Description
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We have commissioned the production of two more of these unique Partagas Factory Signs, and these will be completed in March 2011. This is an absolutely unique solid wood handmade reproduction of the famous Partagas Cigar Factory Sign displayed on the classic Havana building. The Partagas sign is instantly recognizable to any cigar enthusiast that's ever been to Havana, Cuba. This solid wood sign weighs in at just under 25 pounds measuring 40 x 22 x 2 1/2 inches, and attaches securely to any wall using a French cleat, supplied with the sign. All our classic cigar signs are custom made exclusively for us by skilled wood crasftsmen, working totally by hand. This is a new sign but is painstakenly weathered, distressed and aged with hand-painting finishing techniques, including a minumum of 5 coats of paint and finishes, to appear as if it were just taken off the front of the cigar factory after a lifetime of facing the harsh elements of Cuba.
Our vintage cigar signs are unique pieces of cigar art and are perfect decor for restaurants, cigar bars, or an office where you're looking for a unique Cuban cigar work of art. All our cigar signs are crafted using traditional carving tools and hand held power tools. 100% handmade in the USA. This particular sign represents over 35 man-hours of detailed craftsmanship and hand-painting and finishing. Certainly, these signs are not cheap, as the extensive effort in producing these is indeed reflected in the pricing of these one-of-a kind pieces. For more images, see our video at YouTube.com and search for "Partagas Factory Sign".
To reserve the next production of the Partagas Cigar Factory Sign, place your advance order now. A 10% deposit will be charged upon receipt of order, with remainder due on shipment. Questions? Call Toll free 866 838-9463.
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Brand Profile
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A great 1995 article from Cigar World touching on the history of the Partagas Cigar Factory in Havana:
Partagas Celebrates 150 Years at the Same Address
In 1845 Don Jaime Paratagas's dream came true. He declared open the factory which he had spent two years building at No. 520 Industria Street right in the heart of Havana's booming business centre.
Eighteen years had passed since, as a young immigrant from Catalonia, he had started his first venture in tobacco.
It was a chinchal, literally a small, back-street workshop where, with a few skilled cigar makers, he had begun producing unnamed cigars form the best leaf he could buy on the open market.
His initiative coincided with the lifting in January 1827 of all the taxes on cigar production previously imposed by the Spanish Superintendent of Finances. Cigar manufacturing boomed
TALENT
Soon Don Jaime's talent as a manager became apparent but he felt constrained by the quality of tobaccos he could obtain. So he decided to start buying as much prime tobacco land in the famous Vuelta Abajo region as he could afford from his hard-earned profits.
Thus it was that the building at No 520 Industria Street came into existence and it is now as much a landmark in the centre of Havana as the Capitol erected right opposite many years later. This policy was pursued by his successors who by the early years of this century owned nearly 25,000 precious acres in Pinar del Rio.
The quality and consistency of his cigars improved as did his wealth, so before long he was able to plan the factory of his dreams.
It was to be a palace of cigar production, four storeys high and in the style of the best colonial architecture. It would be built to last because he had confidence in the future and in his product which, in 1843, he christened with his own name.
LANDMARK
That it should have remained as the Partagas factory or Real Fabrica de Tabacos Partagas (Royal Partagas Cigar Factory, to give it its fill title, for a century and a half would no doubt have delighted Don Jaime. He could take pride in the foresight of his investment which today enables 12 million Havanas to be produced, many still bearing his name.
Sadly he did not have long to enjoy the fruits of his labour as, sixteen years later in 1861, he died whilst on a visit on a visit to his estates in the Vuelta Abajo. Members of his family continued to own and manage the business until the turn of the century when it was sold to Cifuentes & Co., who diversified into cigarettes and extended the range of cigar brands.
Over the years the rich, earthy flavours which characterise Partagas cigars have found many fans. Rudyard Kipling in his poem which includes the notorious line "And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke" admits: "I have been a priest of Partagas a matter of seven years."
DEVOTEES
Evelyn Waugh, novelist and confirmed Havana enthusiast, mentions the brand in Brideshead Revisited and more recent devotees include Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos, Pierre Salinger, former press secretary to President Kennedy, and TV mogul Michael Green.
Today the factory is fully responsible for the production of four main brands: Bolivar, Ramon Allones, La Gloria Cubana and, of course, Partagas. They also make some Montecristo under licence, so to speak, from the H. Upmann factory and certain sizes of Cohiba, notably Esplendidos, Robustos and the Siglo range.
CELEBRATION
On 20th September 1995 Ernesto Lopez, the factory's present Director throw open the doors to welcome hundreds of guests, who had come from all over the world to celebrate the venerable building's 150th anniversary. A special tasting was held of cigars made to the Dalia size (6 5/8" x 43) which as the 8-9-8, is the flagship vitola of the Partagas range. The day's events culminated in a Magnificent dinner at the new Cohiha Hotel during which guests were invited to smoke the three star sizes of Partagas: the Lusitania, the 8-9-8 and the Series D No. 4. It was a night of glittering cigar awards too. Had there been an award for "Habanos Man of the 19th Century", few would have challenged Don Jaime's right to take it.
More About our Partagas Factory Sign
Our cigar signs are 100% handmade, crafted by our own woodworking specialists who produce these exclusively for us. So you won't find these anywhere else. As only a very few of each design have ever been made; and with the significant price of these signs; plus the long time it takes to hand carve these - chances are you'll never see another one anyhwhere on your travels.
Our craftsmen work exclusively by hand using traditional hand carving tools, and the only power tools used are personal hand-held power tools like routers, drills, and electric sanders. No computer driven auto-routers which produce machine made identical copies of wood pieces. All our signs are individually unique in that each has individual intricacies due to the hand made element of their creation and finishing.
See the various stages of production of this cigar sign in the images section of the "Details" page for the Partagas Factory Sign.
All our wood signs are designed to be easily mounted on a wall, and the mounting device is designed to easily support the 25 pound weight of the Partagas sign. Mounting instructions are included with your sign.
Shipping rates will vary based on your location, so the ship rate quoted on Checkout may NOT be accurate, and is subject to change.
Looking for a particular sign? We accept custom orders and will provide you a quote upon request.
Questions about our handmade cigar signs? Call Toll free 866 838-9463. Worldwide delivery on all . |
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