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Originally Posted by Snake Hips
According to Nee, Fonseca was the first to package a cigar in a tin tube in 1907, but they never spread beyond that until the 40's when aluminum tubes became more common. Their purpose is to provide a cool presentation that makes carrying a cigar more practical, to provide a superior aging environment and to find a way to put mismatching wrapper shades in the same box  |
The Cigar Directory in Anwer Bati's 'Celebrating Cigars' (Duncan Petersen, 2004, p. 82) credits H. Upmann with the introduction of tubos. Have no idea whether Bati is correct on this point, but thought it worth a mention. The paragraph runs as follows:
"Amon the brand's claim to fame is that it was responsible for introducing the cedar box in the form which is so familiar today. Before that cgars were sold in bundles or large chests. The word 'brand' itself is thought to come from the fact that the firm's name was actually branded (using a hot iron) on to the boxes.
H. Upmann was also responsible for the introduction of the cedar-lined aluminium tube in the 1930s."
Perhaps H. Upmann's contribution was merely the change to aluminium from tin and the addition of cedar...