A tobacconist , also called a tobacco shop , a tobacconist's shop or a smoke shop , is a retail business that sells tobacco products in various forms and the related accoutrements, such as pipes , lighters , matches , pipe cleaners , and pipe tampers . More specialized retailers might sell ashtrays , humidification devices , hygrometers , humidors , cigar cutters , and more. Books and magazines, especially ones related to tobacco are commonly offered. Items irrelevant to tobacco such as puzzles, games, figurines, hip flasks , walking sticks , and confectionery are sometimes sold.
22-630: In the United States, a tobacconist shop was traditionally represented by a wooden Indian positioned nearby. Most retailers of tobacco sell other types of product; today supermarkets , in many countries with a special counter, are usually the main sellers of the common brands of cigarette . In the United Kingdom, a common combination in small corner shops has been a newsagent selling newspapers and magazines, as well as confectionery and tobacco. In UK marketing and retailing this sector
44-629: A " noble savage " or " Indian princess " caricature or inauthentic stereotypes of Native people , implying that modern individuals "are still living in tepees , that we still wear war bonnets and beads ," drawing parallels to the African-American lawn jockey . Mining the Museum , an important postmodernist exhibition of the Maryland Historical Society collection curated by Fred Wilson , prominently featured
66-597: A Native American, these early cigar-store "Indians" looked more like Africans with feathered headdresses and other fanciful, exotic features. These carvings were called "Black Boys" or "Virginians" in the trade. Eventually, the European cigar-store figure began to take on a more "authentic" yet highly stylized native visage, and by the time the smoke-shop figure arrived in the Americas in the late 18th century, it had become thoroughly "Indian." According to an 1890 article in
88-603: A much larger emphasis on cigars and pipe tobacco. Many of these establishments will have a walk-in humidor, as well as a smoking lounge or even a bar. These stores, often categorizing themselves specifically as a cigar store generally have limited amounts of the other commonplace forms of tobacco. There are now smaller online tobacconists calling themselves Boutique Online Stores these stores are 24 hour operated stores, these stores are more specialized with emphasis on service and knowledge. In countries where tobacco control laws are strong, tobacconists may have their trade limited. In
110-603: A much larger emphasis on cigars and pipe tobacco. Many of these establishments will have a walk-in humidor, as well as a smoking lounge or even a bar. These stores, often categorizing themselves specifically as a cigar store generally have limited amounts of the other commonplace forms of tobacco. There are now smaller online tobacconists calling themselves Boutique Online Stores these stores are 24 hour operated stores, these stores are more specialized with emphasis on service and knowledge. In countries where tobacco control laws are strong, tobacconists may have their trade limited. In
132-774: A room of Cigar store Indians faced away from the viewer looking towards walls lined with pictures of "real" Native American figures. Tobacconist A tobacconist , also called a tobacco shop , a tobacconist's shop or a smoke shop , is a retail business that sells tobacco products in various forms and the related accoutrements, such as pipes , lighters , matches , pipe cleaners , and pipe tampers . More specialized retailers might sell ashtrays , humidification devices , hygrometers , humidors , cigar cutters , and more. Books and magazines, especially ones related to tobacco are commonly offered. Items irrelevant to tobacco such as puzzles, games, figurines, hip flasks , walking sticks , and confectionery are sometimes sold. In
154-556: Is referred to as "CONTOB" ("confectionery and tobacco"). A tabac or tabaccheria is a shop licensed to sell tobacco products in France , Spain and Italy . Tabacs also sell newspapers , telephone cards , postage stamps and multi-journey bus tickets. Specialist tobacconists are in theory educated and practiced in all things related to tobacco including its different forms, colors, scents, textures and tastes. They employ this knowledge to provide information regarding customers about
176-502: Is referred to as "CONTOB" ("confectionery and tobacco"). A tabac or tabaccheria is a shop licensed to sell tobacco products in France , Spain and Italy . Tabacs also sell newspapers , telephone cards , postage stamps and multi-journey bus tickets. Specialist tobacconists are in theory educated and practiced in all things related to tobacco including its different forms, colors, scents, textures and tastes. They employ this knowledge to provide information regarding customers about
198-700: The New York Times : The Times further notes that as the market became saturated with Indians, popular taste expanded to figures of Scotchmen, English officers with bearskins, Dolly Vardens , John L. Sullivan , Edwin Forrest in Roman garb, Turks, sultanas, Punch, and plantation Blacks. The price of a small Indian was then $ 16, and full custom figures might cost $ 125. Most figures, however, were simply copied from existing ones. The Times article describes traditional fabrication techniques as follows. The wood
220-477: The 17th century, European tobacconists used figures of American Indians to advertise their shops. In 1667, King Charles II passed a law which forbade the use of overhead projecting signs because of the danger presented to passing traffic. A Highlander figure indicated the sale of Scottish snuff, and a Blackamoor figure that tobacco from the Caribbean was available. Because European carvers had never seen
242-581: The US are concerned about the 2016 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for electronic cigarettes . The 2010 FDA regulations caused some inconveniences for local tobacco shops in Cullman, Alabama, US. The US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , has restricted marketing, particularly to minors; prohibited flavored cigarettes (excluding menthol); removed descriptions including "light," "mild," and "low-tar" from cigarette packs; and made larger
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#1732802219859264-476: The US are concerned about the 2016 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for electronic cigarettes . The 2010 FDA regulations caused some inconveniences for local tobacco shops in Cullman, Alabama, US. The US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , has restricted marketing, particularly to minors; prohibited flavored cigarettes (excluding menthol); removed descriptions including "light," "mild," and "low-tar" from cigarette packs; and made larger
286-500: The United States, a tobacconist shop was traditionally represented by a wooden Indian positioned nearby. Most retailers of tobacco sell other types of product; today supermarkets , in many countries with a special counter, are usually the main sellers of the common brands of cigarette . In the United Kingdom, a common combination in small corner shops has been a newsagent selling newspapers and magazines, as well as confectionery and tobacco. In UK marketing and retailing this sector
308-672: The United States, it is common for retail pharmacies to sell cigarettes and similar products on the same premises as over-the-counter drugs and prescription medication . Campaigners in the USA advocate the removal of tobacco from pharmacies due to the health risks associated with smoking and the apparent contradiction of selling cigarettes alongside smoking cessation products and asthma medication . Pharmaceutical retailers counter this argument by reasoning that by selling tobacco, they are more readily able to offer to customers advice and products for quitting smoking. Some tobacco shop owners in
330-622: The United States, it is common for retail pharmacies to sell cigarettes and similar products on the same premises as over-the-counter drugs and prescription medication . Campaigners in the USA advocate the removal of tobacco from pharmacies due to the health risks associated with smoking and the apparent contradiction of selling cigarettes alongside smoking cessation products and asthma medication . Pharmaceutical retailers counter this argument by reasoning that by selling tobacco, they are more readily able to offer to customers advice and products for quitting smoking. Some tobacco shop owners in
352-407: The body. The last steps were to paint it and set it up upon a stand. The cigar store Indian became less common in the 20th century for a variety of reasons. Sidewalk-obstruction laws dating as far back as 1911 were one cause. Later issues included higher manufacturing costs, restrictions on tobacco advertising, and increased sensitivity towards depictions of Native Americans, all of which relegated
374-671: The dimensions of warning labels on smokeless tobacco. Anyone under the age of 21 is not allowed entry to any US self-service tobacco shop, even if going with an adult. Cigar store Indian The cigar store Indian or wooden Indian is an advertisement figure, in the likeness of a Native American , used to represent tobacconists . The figures are often three-dimensional wooden sculptures measuring from several feet tall up to life-sized. They are still occasionally used for their original advertising purpose, but are more often seen as decorations or advertising collectibles, with some pieces selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Because of
396-685: The figures to museums and antique shops. Many also were destroyed during scrap drives for metal and wood during World War I and World War II . Cigar store figures are now viewed as folk art , and some models have become collector's items, drawing prices up to $ 500,000. Modern replicas of cigar store Indians are still made for sale, some as cheap as $ 600. People within the Native American community often view such likenesses as offensive for several reasons. Some objections are because they are used to promote tobacco use as recreational instead of ceremonial. Other objections are that they perpetuate
418-405: The general illiteracy of the populace, early store owners used descriptive emblems or figures to advertise their shops' wares; for example, barber poles advertise barber shops, show globes advertised apothecaries and the three gold balls represent pawn shops . American Indians and tobacco had always been associated because American Indians introduced tobacco to Europeans. As early as
440-668: The tobacco products. Due to the decline in the tobacco industry in recent decades and widespread use of mass-produced tobacco products, tobacconists have become scarce, though many smokers still prefer to buy their products from a tobacco shop with a tobacconist behind the counter. Standard tobacco shops in the United States generally specialize in cigarettes, roll-your-own supplies , smokeless tobacco such as nasal snuff , dipping tobacco and chewing tobacco , as well as cigars , and pipe tobacco . More recently, these smoke shops may also carry vaping supplies , and some may also double as head shops . More upscale tobacco shops tend to have
462-667: The tobacco products. Due to the decline in the tobacco industry in recent decades and widespread use of mass-produced tobacco products, tobacconists have become scarce, though many smokers still prefer to buy their products from a tobacco shop with a tobacconist behind the counter. Standard tobacco shops in the United States generally specialize in cigarettes, roll-your-own supplies , smokeless tobacco such as nasal snuff , dipping tobacco and chewing tobacco , as well as cigars , and pipe tobacco . More recently, these smoke shops may also carry vaping supplies , and some may also double as head shops . More upscale tobacco shops tend to have
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#1732802219859484-476: Was typically white pine, bought as logs at spar yards. The artist first blocked out a very rough outline by axe, guided by paper patterns. A hole was then bored into each end of the log, about 5 inches in depth, and a bolt placed into each. The log was then suspended from these bolts on supports so it could freely turn. The sculptor then used chisels, followed by finer carving tools, to create the finished figure. Arms and hands were created separately, then screwed into
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