Have a Cigar by helanker
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I found this "Cigar" among some old stuff that had been my fathers. Where HE got it from, I dont know. Nor do I know, what it was used for. But I could imagine, it might have been given to a groom before marriage, as a symbol to wish him getting many children or something :D
Do any of you have any idea or knowledge about this?
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Comments (19)
magnus073
Fantastic photo here Helle, and what a cool cigar. No idea at all what the purpose of it was.
bernieloehn
Wonderful mysterious object! Superb capture!
awjay
strange
durleybeachbum
Extremely peculiar!!
clbsmiley
How interesting!
jocko500
got no idea about this. first time i saw something like this
Indoda
Very interesting piece of history - no idea where that would have originated but it's a neat idea - great photo too
kbrog
I've never seen one of these before, but it does look like babys rapped up in blankets. You might be right Helle. ;) Excellent find and capture! :)
auntietk
I would imagine it's the sort of thing someone might get upon the birth of a child. Does your country have a custom of the new father passing out cigars to his friends in order to celebrate his new fatherhood? It's an old custom here ... I don't think many people still do it. But this is just the sort of thing I imagine my grandfather might have had in his curio cabinet ... a souvenier from a treasured event. Such a fun thing to have! :)
emmecielle
I've never seen anything like that before... but it is a little cigar case? Interesting the babies in swaddling clothes as pendant! Excellent capture! :)
jayfar
A great object but haven't a clue what it is meant for.
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
tofi
An interesting looking cigar, Helle! What a cool find this is! I like the way you've presented it with such a distinct contrasting background! A superb and unique presentation!
DennisReed
Cool, but most unusual!
Hendesse
No idea what it is, but it looks interesting. Fantastic find and shot!
EnaR
wow, that's a cool thing, great photo ;o))))))))))))))
mariogiannecchini
Excellent find and capture , Helle !Wonderful shot !
angora
no THX ;-D amazing capture!!! love those 'babies'!!!
Chipka
Oooh, maybe it's a birth cigar. I know in Chicago (and the USA in general) whenever a guy becomes a father, he passes out cigars, especially to his friends, but also to co-workers and people at the local pub, and even strangers on the streets, if he's really, really excited about being a new father, and maybe this is one he received because the father who handed it out didn't smoke? It does look like one of those fatherhood things, or maybe a kind of fertility icon that promises a big, healthy family to the owner of the cigar? Whatever it is, it's interesting and I think I'm going to have a lot of research to do. What a wonderful photo! It's both fun and mysterious.