The Waldorf Segar Company; The Waldorf Importation Company

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Title

The Waldorf Segar Company; The Waldorf Importation Company

Subject

Cigars

Description

Description of the Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Creator

Boldt, George C., 1851-1916

Publisher

Edition de Luxe.

Date

1903

Contributor

Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925

Relation

Histories & Publications

Is Part Of

Boldt, G. C. (c.1903). The Waldorf-Astoria: New York. New York: Edition de Luxe.

Format

image | jpeg

Language

English

Type

Text

Coverage

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1890-1930
Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company

Text

THE WALDORF=ASTORIA SEGAR COMPANY
has its headquarters in the basement at the Fifth Avenue front of the building. lts great
humadors are situated in the basement below, where a choice stock of cigars from all the leading factories on the lsland of Cuba is constantly kept on hand. The temperature of these humidors is maintained at 50° Fahrenheit throughout the year. 'I he value represented
here is between $300,000 and $400,000.

THE WALDORF IMPORTATION COMPANY
also has its headquarters here, and its extensive cellars contain the choicest and best selected wines obtainable. A specialty is made of picking up, through its foreign agents all over the world, choice lots of old and rare vintages, the genuineness of which is guaranteed by the establishment.

Original Format

promotional materials

Citation

Boldt, George C., 1851-1916, “The Waldorf Segar Company; The Waldorf Importation Company,” Host to the World, accessed April 28, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/132.