Traveling with Cigars

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Traveling with Cigars

More often than not when I pack for a weekend trip, I always try to bring along a couple of cigars. I used to throw them in a zip lock bag and find a spot in my shaving kit or a side pocket of my Filson bag where they would be somewhat protected. This did not always work out as planned. I sometimes showed up to my destination with cigars in a less than pristine condition. I finally broke down and purchased a leather cigar holder from Purdey. Did I need a fine leather cigar holder from Purdey, no. Did I need a cigar holder for travel, yes.

Purdey leather cigar holder with hand cut leather chequering.

If you start looking around you can find many styles of the travel cigar holder in leather, wood, metal, etc… The prices can range substantially from different makers like Alfred Dunhill or other London establishments.

It was the Victorian Era that men of means looked to cigars as a status symbol and wanted to protect them when traveling.

In the late 1800’s craftsmen started to make fine leather holders but it wasn’t until the early 1920’s and 30’s that makers such as Dunhill, Asprey, and Swaine Adeney Brigg began producing cigar holders that were both functional and statements of wealth.