Why do cigars have bands?
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I heard the original reason was to keep fingers from getting "dirty", but I bet some of the old timers know for sure.
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It was presented to a queen she didn't want tar on joe fingers so cigars
had a silk band on them. After that companies put names on them and so on and so onMoney can't buy taste7 -
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As tabako says, allegedly men smoked cigars while wearing white gloves and the bands kept the gloves clean. One of the many legends.
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I recall Mark Twain protesting their use in his autobiography, "Never had any use for a cigar with a life preserver..." I think it was just marketing, advertising, as Kuzi said.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain5 -
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Don't just wiki!!!!!http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/Rings-Around-Cigars-The-Cigar-Band_7734Guitarded said:Money can't buy taste8
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I thought it was so you could show off at the lounge3
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It's because a Band is classier. A Cigar DJ just shows your lazy during the reception3
