  Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 142 Registered: 08-2007 |
I was on ebay looking for "Detroit" things and stumbled on a cigar box from the Dime Bank. Does anyone know why a bank would be in the cigar business? Seems like a strange mix. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA PI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=1501 66256207&ssPageName=STRK:MESE: IT | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 2793 Registered: 10-2003 |
They were probably give-aways to get new customers and thank long standing customers. Banks used to give away all sorts of odd perks to help generate new customers. Piggy-banks, Sporting event tickets, toasters and other appliances. They usually had the bank logo on them. | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 143 Registered: 08-2007 |
That's is what I thought, but in the upper left hand corner on the inside lid, it clearly shows the price of each cigar. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6401 Registered: 10-2003 |
Could have been a tobbaco maufacturer looking to "cash in" on the hype of a new skyscraper? | ||
Karl_jr Member Username: Karl_jr Post Number: 98 Registered: 06-2007 |
The box looks like it was from the Mazer cigar company in detroit. Probably made for the bank for give aways as NDavies stated or sold at the sundries store in the buildings lobby. |
