Very Old Montecristo cigars and Box

trying to post pics from photo bucket... i used "quick reply" and thought the went but now i dont see... will try to send this way without "quick reply"

please let me know if the pictures came across in this thread. I am not seeing them on my end but each new pic i post it shows me all of them.

I should have become a dentist ... it would have been easier! LOL

here is what i am told is the tax band ? its under the montecristo bands on each cigar.
has 1939 date on it

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Don't forget to post an intro in the New Inmate forum.

Reminder.

When you say post an intro what do you mean? Sorry ...not on here often

[OLS]

I think what they all mean is that no one here seems to regard very highly people who sign up to sell stuff.
Selling habanos in the open forums here is already prohibited, and doing so in a situation where no
one knows who you are, where you are from, why you are here, etc, is a recipe for disaster all around.
These types of things often go into an intro post, where people can get an idea of who you are and how you
discovered our forum, why you are here, what you like to smoke, etc. Strange as it may seem, you are not the
first person to ever sign up with the single purpose of a free appraisal or a quick buck. While you may in fact not be
either one, that's how you started out, and that's how people will likely view you. Hope that helps.

OK I get it. But I was not on here to sell anything. I simply was looking for more info on this item. I found the forum just googling cigar forums and have posted on a couple other sites. Simply looking to find those with knowledge on the subject.

I am sorry if my pictures and posts implied anything else or if I insulted anyone.

[OLS]

I think the pics are great. Obviously we mis-read your intentions.

[Starz26]

Nice looking box, the sticks are a bit moldy though. Have you kept them humidified in the last 8 years? If not, curious to know how they were kept as mold needs moisture to grow......

[Zeuceone]

Looks like 8+ years of plume

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Starz26

Nice looking box, the sticks are a bit moldy though. Have you kept them humidified in the last 8 years? If not, curious to know how they were kept as mold needs moisture to grow......

Could also be dead mold from 8+ years ago, in which case, it should brush off very easily.

Regardless, it's not bad at all - just brush it off and if it's due to current storage, adjust the humidity to be lower.

when i got the box there was a humidifier in it but not sure when the last time he had re-filled it... since then I had put them in my own humidor and yes, I would say its 8 years of plume. But thats a good thing no? see I told you I was a novice lol

[T.G]

Originally Posted by robj153

when i got the box there was a humidifier in it but not sure when the last time he had re-filled it... since then I had put them in my own humidor and yes, I would say its 8 years of plume. But thats a good thing no? see I told you I was a novice lol

That ain't plume bud...

[Cornrow_Wallis]

Originally Posted by T.G

That ain't plume bud...

Yep, definitely mold. Brush it off and light one up. If it's nasty, pitch it and keep the others if'n you're the sentimental type.

[Starscream]

Is it just me, or does that humi/box not have a seal on it? I thought it was a humidor on first glance, but there's no way that it would hold humidity.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Cornrow_Wallis

Yep, definitely mold. Brush it off and light one up. If it's nasty, pitch it and keep the others if'n you're the sentimental type.

I wouldn't light one up just yet. If that mold is new, then the OP's humidor where these have been stored is possibly too moist and being that they have been in there for awhile, the entire cigar could have picked up enough extra moisture into the filler to make it burn poorly and taste bitter. If the mold is new, I would correct the problem in the humidor that is causing the excessive moisture and then allow the cigars to sit in there for a month or so to shed some extra water, then consider lighting one up.

Originally Posted by Starscream

Is it just me, or does that humi/box not have a seal on it? I thought it was a humidor on first glance, but there's no way that it would hold humidity.

It's not you Andy. I don't see a sealing lip either.

With no warping, a flat seal can hold so some extent, but, yeah, nowhere near as well as a lip seal.

40, 50, 60, 70 years ago they didn't look at or treat/store cigars the way we do today. Nobody was anywhere near as critical about it as they are today. Cigars were stored in desk drawers and cabinets with a moistened sponge for humidity, or even a brick soaked in water. Nothing scientific or measured.

[DBall]

That humidor looks like a great piece... I think it's pretty cool!

Another guy who would be good to talk to is Nick at www.gothamcigarmuseum.com