I was looking at some antique ashtrays and I saw one that was very ornately designed. The ashtray had a seal on it that said Old Kings Taste Cigar Co. on it. I am sure that there are hundreds of cigar companies that went boom and bust over the years but has anybody heard of this one? I cant really find any information online but I figured there was a chance that there is a cigar historian or two on this site.

Any ideas?
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They mention King's Taste Cigar factory in this book from NY printed in 1909.
Here is the link to the cover.
http://books.google.com/books?id=csY...age&q=&f=false
Here is the link to the page it is on.
http://books.google.com/books?id=csY...0CIGAR&f=false
Hope that at least helps in someway.
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Wow I really hope you didn't spend much time looking for that. I bet someone could write and sell a coffee table book that goes through the history of cigar factories in America.
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Maybe like 10 mins. I like to play with Google.

Next time your looking for info try putting it in quotes.
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Yeah I did but I guess I didnt look at the Google books result
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