My Dad smoked King Edward cigars, a pack a day his entire adult life. As I remember there were five or six in the package. Any time he was not at work, there was a cigar in his mouth, not always lit.
In that he worked at a petroleum refinery, they did not (for some reason)
like smoking on the premises.
Rams
My grandad smoked Marsh Wheelings his whole life.... and they epitomized the term
stogie. He lived right down the road from Wheeling WVa.
They had a very strong aroma, and it wasn't all good.
It didn't matter if he was smoking them or not, he always smelled like them, and so did his house and his car. That 1953 Chevy Deluxe ended up going to my brother, and he drove it for years, and it always smelled like strong Marsh Wheelings.
I don't think they've changed the box in 100 years.
If I smelled one of them today, I'd be looking around for grandad.
I will never forget sitting on his knee as a young boy, and he would ask me....
I bet you sleep with your teeth in your mouth?. This was very confusing to me. Until mom showed me his teeth in a glass next to his bed. That gave me bad dreams.
Marsh Wheeling was founded by Mifflin M. Marsh in 1840. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, it was the oldest cigar manufacturing company founded in the United States. After beginning production and sale from his home, Mr. Marsh developed the company and opened a factory first on Water Street and later on 12th Street between Water and Main. In 1908, the company opened the historic location at 905–915 Market Street.
