{"product_id":"box-label-engagement-f-x-smith-s-sons-original-lithograph-vintage-nos","title":"Box Label, Engagement Brand, Young Man \u0026 Fiancee Scene, Vintage 1930s, Inner Label, NOS, Ephemera","description":"\u003cp\u003eGold leaf. Embossing. Full color lithography — a perfectly composed slice of 1930s domestic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Engagement Brand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e F. X. Smith's Sons Co., McSherrystown, Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper, chromolithograph, embossed and gilded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage, circa 1930s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5\" long | 7.0\" wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Old Stock (NOS) — unused, pristine condition. Age-appropriate yellowing on the reverse only — the face is vivid and pristine. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original Engagement Brand inner box label depicts a young man at his desk, smoking a cigar and gazing at a picture of his fiancée — an open box of Engagement brand cigars on the desk beside him. The overhead desk light, the romantic reverie, the open box — it is a perfectly composed slice of 1930s domestic life, rendered with the meticulous detail and rich embossing that made this era of label design extraordinary. Notice the desk lamp — that style is very much back in fashion today. One available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrame it for a study, a library, a bar, or give it to someone who has just gotten engaged — there is no more perfectly named gift. At 9.5 by 7.0 inches it fits a standard 10x8 frame beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful gift for a tobacciana collector, a newlywed or newly engaged couple, or anyone who appreciates the golden age of American chromolithographic printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF. X. Smith's Sons Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e was started in 1862 by Francis Xavier Smith in his basement in Irishtown, Pennsylvania — eventually growing to six factories in McSherrystown employing 500 workers rolling over six million cigars a year. For 156 years they manufactured their cigars in the USA. By 2000 they were the last cigar maker in the area; by 2018 they could no longer survive financially and moved operations to the Dominican Republic — ending one of the longest continuous runs in American cigar manufacturing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our shop for more vintage ephemera to round out your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"F.X Smith's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41417318793425,"sku":"U1463","price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1733\/8577\/products\/IMG_0692.jpg?v=1726783712","url":"https:\/\/www.antigotrunk.com\/en-ca\/products\/box-label-engagement-f-x-smith-s-sons-original-lithograph-vintage-nos","provider":"Antigo Trunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}