The Collector's Guide to Vintage Cigarette Packs

By Joe Giesenhagen

At last, here is the compendium of cigarette packs that collectors have been waiting for Joe Giesenhagen has compiled a fantastic collection of cigarette packs dating from the 1880s to the present, in all colors, shapes and sizes. See the incredible diversity of character in cigarette packaging over the past century, and the amazing creative effort some companies exerted to make their cigarettes appear exotic, luxurious, colorful, feminine, masculine, festive, or even medicinal. This book includes color photographs of over 4000 packs of cigarettes to accompany in-depth listings of Merchants & Vendors, Factory Numbers, Merchant Code list, up-to-date pricing information, anecdotes of the industry, and much, much, more. Cigarette packs are a great field for collecting, with a huge diversity, availability, and price range. This book is an excellent ground-level entrance for anyone looking to begin a collection and a valuable resource for anyone in the process of building one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764309307
• ISBN13: 9780764309304
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A little out of date already

Unfortunately when this book was written, online auction sites (very popular ones) had not really contained a lot of tobacciana. Now the prices for the packs are out of date and out of touch with what is happening on these auction sites. Some packs he lists as around $$$ have gone for more than $$$ at auction, and some he lists for $$ can't be given away, etc. It is a good compendium of information on packs, manufacturers and dates, but the prices are not to be counted on.