{"id":6,"date":"2024-03-05T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecigarstore.com\/blog\/?p=6"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:18:45","slug":"cigar-store-indians-a-look-back-at-their-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecigarstore.com\/blog\/cigar-store-indians-a-look-back-at-their-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigar Store Indians: A Look Back at Their History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f49fce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f49fce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-619ff84\" data-id=\"619ff84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada36be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ada36be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"295\"><strong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"295\">Origins in the 17th Century<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"537\">Cigar Store Indians\u2014also known as <strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"349\">\u201ctrade figures\u201d<\/strong>\u2014date back to the 1600s in Europe and America. When many people couldn\u2019t read, shopkeepers used carved wooden figures outside their doors so customers could identify what the store sold.<\/p><ul data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"728\"><li data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"568\"><p data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"568\">Barbers used striped poles<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"599\"><p data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"599\">Tailors displayed scissors<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"728\"><p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"728\">Tobacco shops used <strong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"648\">Native American figures<\/strong> because Indigenous people were closely associated with the early tobacco trade.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"773\"><strong data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"773\">Symbolism and Early American Tobacco<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"1077\">In colonial America, tobacco was deeply linked to Native American cultures, who had grown and used it for medicinal, ceremonial, and social purposes long before European contact.<br data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"955\" \/>Carvers began creating wooden statues\u2014often exaggerated or stylized\u2014to represent this connection. The figure usually held:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1149\"><li data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1107\"><p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1107\">Bundles of tobacco leaves<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1124\"><p data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1124\">A peace pipe<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1149\"><p data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1149\">A cigar or snuff box<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1258\">These carvings, often carved from pine, cedar, or basswood, became a recognizable symbol for tobacco shops.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1295\"><strong data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1295\">Peak Popularity in the 1800s<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1714\">The 19th century was the true golden era of Cigar Store Indians. As cities grew and competition increased, shop owners used increasingly elaborate, colorful, and sometimes life-sized figures to catch customer attention.<br data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1518\" \/>Some of the most famous carving shops\u2014including <strong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1586\">Thomas V. Brooks<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1605\">John Cromwell<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1626\">Samuel Robb<\/strong>\u2014created highly collectible pieces that today can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1750\"><strong data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1750\">Decline in the 20th Century<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1804\">Several factors led to the fade-out of these figures:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"2076\"><li data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1870\"><p data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1870\"><strong data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1828\">Improved literacy<\/strong>, making symbolic signage less necessary<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1944\"><p data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1944\"><strong data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1897\">Sidewalk regulations<\/strong> that restricted large objects outside stores<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2017\"><p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2017\">Growing awareness of <strong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1998\">cultural misrepresentation<\/strong> and stereotyping<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2076\"><p data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2076\">Mass-produced signs becoming cheaper and easier to use<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2146\">By the mid-1900s, Cigar Store Indians were no longer a common sight.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"2148\" data-end=\"2187\"><strong data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2187\">Collecting and Controversy Today<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2387\">Today, original carvings are considered <strong data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2240\">folk art<\/strong> and are highly collectible. However, they\u2019re also viewed through a modern lens of sensitivity and respect for Native American people and cultures.<\/p><p data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2428\">Collectors and museums often emphasize:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2665\"><li data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2480\"><p data-start=\"2431\" data-end=\"2480\">Their place in <strong data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2478\">American advertising history<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2553\"><p data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2553\">Their role as <strong data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2551\">examples of 19th-century woodcarving craftsmanship<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2665\"><p data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2665\">The need to understand them within their <strong data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2619\">historical context<\/strong>, acknowledging the stereotypes they portrayed<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2700\"><strong data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2700\">A Piece of Tobacco History<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2785\">For cigar lovers and history buffs, Cigar Store Indians represent a unique blend of:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"2896\"><li data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"2813\"><p data-start=\"2788\" data-end=\"2813\">Early American commerce<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2841\"><p data-start=\"2816\" data-end=\"2841\">Tobacco-trade symbolism<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2864\"><p data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2864\">Folk art tradition<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2865\" data-end=\"2896\"><p data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"2896\">Evolving cultural awareness<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"3021\">They stand as an iconic\u2014but complex\u2014artifact from the era before printed signs and mass marketing defined the retail 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