Another Tubos question

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I don't know where they come from, but MRN says they showed up in Cuba in the 40's. They were in USA around the 20's.
MRN also says they may have shown up in Cuba 20 years later because in the 20's and 30's the Cubans were in an "anti-machinery" phase. Turns out the workers didn't want anything to do with machines, probably because they were putting them out of work.
There's a little more info about how awesome they are for aging cigars.
In my experience I've found that tubo + the cedar wrapper they use = extensive mold, so I'm not a fan. So if I get a tubo I throw away the cedar.
I know it's defeatist, that's why I steer clear of tubos almost exclusively although I used to think they were super cool. (I still love glass tubos.)