Antique Commercial Humidor Case - totally amazing!

[badwhale]

Nice case - sunny1az !!!

I have the 4-section version of this myself, but in solid Mahogany (Heavy Beast) w/ 12 levers: Used it in my Cigar Shop in Calif, but only to display Cutters, Cases, Lighters etc.
(These do not humidify well by modern standards...originally they used Tin-buckets of water in the lower portion of the cases, as was the norm for humidifcation back in the 20-30's.)
I kept mine when I sold my shop last fall, and am going to use it to showcase my tobacciana-collectables at home once the remodel is done...I just couldn't part with mine either!

As for the company that made these, and held the patents on them, all I could find was: Loudon Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids (1920-1927)
I've seen one other quarter-sawn oak version in Texas, about the same size as yours, and they were asking $2,700 for it...I would have bought it, but it didn't match the Mohagany of mine.

I had mine appraised by an collector of antique tobacciana in Northern Calif (His family has been in the tobacco business for well over 100 years.... I'm jealous of his collection), and
he seemed to think that in a 'fair economy', my 9.5ft case sould be worth about $8,500-$10,500 - No telling what either of our cases are worth in this economy!

Valuations are always about the buyer, and the buyer's interest...I had alot of interest in mine when I had a Cigar Shop, but probably would not pay the same price for it now just for using
in my own home. Fair guess in my estimate for your case: $600-$800 if I was buying an antique for my home - $1,000-$1,200 if I was trying to bring some nostalgia to my shop!

I'll upload some pics of mine if I can figure out how to do this...(The Pics are from the antique shop in Columbus Ohio where I bought it from in 2010.)
Otherwise, here's a link to them:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=3b528...94FC6993%21497

Did you even read the rest of this thread? As CC would say, you're talking to a ghost.

Cool pix of your rig.

[wchurst]

Aw come-on Whale....

I DID read the whole thing....but it wasn't only for the original poster, many of us find interest in any new updates - It's both for the poster & for anyone that comes along later.
****I dug around for nearly 2 years trying to find out info about my own piece, so I thought it'd be cool to post what I knew for later views...save someone else some trouble -)

By the way, just an FYI...original poster is not a ghost: http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=21661

The Jonathan Day's Indian Arts
21 N. San Francisco Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Walter

[badwhale]

Aw come-on Whale....

I DID read the whole thing....but it wasn't only for the original poster, many of us find interest in any new updates - It's both for the poster & for anyone that comes along later.
****I dug around for nearly 2 years trying to find out info about my own piece, so I thought it'd be cool to post what I knew for later views...save someone else some trouble -)

By the way, just an FYI...original poster is not a ghost: http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=21661

The Jonathan Day's Indian Arts
21 N. San Francisco Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Walter

Nice a third username for that scammer. How does a post from 2006, on a different forum, showing identical pictures not imply that the OP here for this thread is not a ghost?

[wchurst]

Nice a third username for that scammer. How does a post from 2006, on a different forum, showing identical pictures not imply that the OP here for this thread is not a ghost?

Whale - You got a point I guess, and if he's a ghost to you...then he's a ghost, through 'n though!

My way of looking at it, he had the same handle in 2006 on both sites....went AWOL for 6 years and came back, probably forgot his password and had to re-register with a new handle.
(I did the same thing on eBay myself...took a year off being busy with work & school, forgot my password, and had to start all over again: Wasted 2 years of solid Seller History.)

No big deal though - Ghost's are ghost's...the info and valuations were for anyone who was interested :-)

What'cha smoking? ...think I'm going to go pull out a Griffin!

Night,
Walter

[starbuck66]

Hey sunny, don't listen to these guys. I am the original poster. That is a really rare thing. I got it from a smoke shop that was going out of business in Flagstaff in 2001. They were wheeling it to the dumpster and I had them wheel it into my shop instead. I put it in my shop and used it for it's original purpose as a humidor. I redid the seals with modern weather stripping and had to do some work on the pulleys and levers. Also one of small wood side doors had fallen apart and was missing a piece so I had that redone too. I sold cigars out of this for 6 years. Then I moved to a new smaller location in 2006 and listed it here for sale to no avail. In 2007 I sold it to another business owner here in flag for $3000-. He used it to display fishing reels and just left the doors down the whole time. When that store went out of business he sent all his cases to an auction in Phoenix. I'm guessing that's where you got this. So don't let these guys tell you it's worth a few hundred bucks! It is worth every bit of 3k- I have only seen 2 others. And they wanted $2700- for one and the other was not for sale. They are amazing in their mechanics and beauty. Feel free to contact me through my website (where those pics in my original post are hosted) and I will tell you how I humidified it and any other things you might be wondering about. I can't believe how much of this thread was dedicated to deciding wether or not you were real. Well I'm the original poster guys and my name and address are on my website, and this other guy is for real too. JD

[starbuck66]

I also noticed in your new pic it has no feet. This had 6 square cast iron feet. Should sit about 6 inches off the ground. Check with the auction house, if they don't have them I will talk to the guy I sold it to and see if he still has them. JD

[cinda]

I am changing this because I think I read that wrong ;
Are you now admitting to having 2 user names on this site? If so a big no no You might want to read the rules if you care sunny.

Or are you saying your the original poster of the picture sunny used here?

[heftysmokes]

I have a fucking headache.

This thread is stupid.

[starbuck66]

How could you read it wrong? I am starbuck66 from the 2006 thread.
When the guy who started this thread used my pic I got an automatic email.
So I looked at this thread.
My reply is for the new poster sunny1az, not a ghost, but the guy who now owns the humidor I was selling in 2006 a real person completely separate from me. 2 user names 2 different people. I agree I have a headache from this too. Half the people in this thread need to go back to reading their conspiracy theory books and stop making up stories about how sunny1az is a ghost using this thread to take over the world.

[ashauler]

How could you read it wrong? I am starbuck66 from the 2006 thread.
When the guy who started this thread used my pic I got an automatic email.
So I looked at this thread.
My reply is for the new poster sunny1az, not a ghost, but the guy who now owns the humidor I was selling in 2006 a real person completely separate from me. 2 user names 2 different people. I agree I have a headache from this too. Half the people in this thread need to go back to reading their conspiracy theory books and stop making up stories about how sunny1az is a ghost using this thread to take over the world.

Or, you could just STFU and go away.......and so would this thread.

[badwhale]

How could you read it wrong? I am starbuck66 from the 2006 thread.
When the guy who started this thread used my pic I got an automatic email.
So I looked at this thread.
My reply is for the new poster sunny1az, not a ghost, but the guy who now owns the humidor I was selling in 2006 a real person completely separate from me. 2 user names 2 different people. I agree I have a headache from this too. Half the people in this thread need to go back to reading their conspiracy theory books and stop making up stories about how sunny1az is a ghost using this thread to take over the world.

2006 ~ starbuck66, one hit wonder, posts a thumbnail of an antique humidor, and later a couple more pics. CS says "looks cool, not sure how much it's worth"
2006 ~ starbuck66, cuts and pastes the same info on CP (and possibly other forums?) using a "shotgun" pattern to draw information from the cigar community.
2011 ~ sunny1az, one hit wonder, posts a slightly photoshopped identical picture from starbuck66's separate post
2011 ~ badwhale wonders if this is the same person with a duplicate account (against rules and regs)
2012 ~ wchode, one hit wonder, bumps sunny1az's suspicious thread with more information regarding the value.
2012 ~ badwhale wonders what the relevance is for bumping this, as the OP (sunny1az) seems like a "ghost" or someone who's never going to come back here to check on the thread.
2012 ~ wchode whines that this is not a ghost, and provides a link to the 2006 CP post by starbuck66
2012 ~ badwhale tried to point out that he was referring to sunny1az as the ghost, but was apparently ambiguous about it.
2012 ~ cinda asks starbuck66 if he is the same person as sunny1az
2012 ~ starbuck66 re-appears out of nowhere to clarify that they are not the same user as sunn1az, and confirms that sunn1az bought said humidor from starbuck66 previously.
2012 ~ heftysmokes gets a headache reading this thread

There, I think I clarified it.

[ggiese]

Ok, ok, ok... C'mon fellas - think about what you're talking about.

I was once told by a very wise man that every item has three values

1) what someone wants to sell it for
2) what someone is willing to pay for it
3) what it sells for.

Bottom line - If you own one, the thing is INCREDIBLY valuable. If you don't own one, and REALLY want one - the thing is INCREDIBLY valuable. Otherwise it ain't worth squat... By your own admissions - there are a wide range of values for that humidor - from FREE (one was tossing it in the garbage) to high end - $10,000. So - which is it?

It's been posted repeatedly on cigar forums and has not sold. What does that tell you about the potential value of that humidor?

Face it - it's a very limited audience, niche type object - bulky and heavy - that may or may not sell for what experts believe it may be worth.

The behemouth is clearly not getting much attention here - other than for the "ghosts" that occasionally surface out of the woodwork to claim what a fantastic find it is. Either sell it on Craig's List or eBay - or put it up for public auction somewhere. Those would be the BEST places to sell it.

...and I apologize in advance for "rudeness" any of you jamoches might perceive. However - I'd like to point out that we'd likely not seem so rude if you knucklheads stuck around and posted more often and got to know the crowd here. M'kay?

[badwhale]

Hey sunny, don't listen to these guys. I am the original poster. That is a really rare thing. I got it from a smoke shop that was going out of business in Flagstaff in 2001. They were wheeling it to the dumpster and I had them wheel it into my shop instead. I put it in my shop and used it for it's original purpose as a humidor. I redid the seals with modern weather stripping and had to do some work on the pulleys and levers. Also one of small wood side doors had fallen apart and was missing a piece so I had that redone too. I sold cigars out of this for 6 years. Then I moved to a new smaller location in 2006 and listed it here for sale to no avail. In 2007 I sold it to another business owner here in flag for $3000-. He used it to display fishing reels and just left the doors down the whole time. When that store went out of business he sent all his cases to an auction in Phoenix. I'm guessing that's where you got this. So don't let these guys tell you it's worth a few hundred bucks! It is worth every bit of 3k- I have only seen 2 others. And they wanted $2700- for one and the other was not for sale. They are amazing in their mechanics and beauty. Feel free to contact me through my website (where those pics in my original post are hosted) and I will tell you how I humidified it and any other things you might be wondering about. I can't believe how much of this thread was dedicated to deciding wether or not you were real. Well I'm the original poster guys and my name and address are on my website, and this other guy is for real too. JD

LMAO @ George. I didn't even think of it that way.

There, bolded, is the real value.

[ashauler]

Ok, ok, ok... C'mon fellas - think about what you're talking about.

I was once told by a very wise man that every item has three values

1) what someone wants to sell it for
2) what someone is willing to pay for it
3) what it sells for.

Bottom line - If you own one, the thing is INCREDIBLY valuable. If you don't own one, and REALLY want one - the thing is INCREDIBLY valuable. Otherwise it ain't worth squat... By your own admissions - there are a wide range of values for that humidor - from FREE (one was tossing it in the garbage) to high end - $10,000. So - which is it?

It's been posted repeatedly on cigar forums and has not sold. What does that tell you about the potential value of that humidor?

Face it - it's a very limited audience, niche type object - bulky and heavy - that may or may not sell for what experts believe it may be worth.

The behemouth is clearly not getting much attention here - other than for the "ghosts" that occasionally surface out of the woodwork to claim what a fantastic find it is. Either sell it on Craig's List or eBay - or put it up for public auction somewhere. Those would be the BEST places to sell it.

...and I apologize in advance for "rudeness" any of you jamoches might perceive. However - I'd like to point out that we'd likely not seem so rude if you knucklheads stuck around and posted more often and got to know the crowd here. M'kay?

Rude? Who was rude?

[ggiese]

Rude? Who was rude?

Oh please don't misunderstand me - I don't think anyone was in the least bit rude.

But - to someone outside who isn't used to the members on the board, we could be viewed as perhaps somewhat "rude" or "condescending". You know - kinda like the uncle that likes to give every one noogies when they come to his house. After a while "Uncle Buck" just grows on you because you realize he's a big hearted fella!!!

[cinda]

Or, you could just STFU and go away.......and so would this thread.

awwwwwww thanks:)

As for starbuck, I read it wrong.. how? who knows why... maybe because I didn't have my starbucks yet?

[ggiese]

awwwwwww thanks:)

As for starbuck, I read it wrong.. how? who knows why... maybe because I didn't have my starbucks yet?

starbucks was reading this thread yesterday evening - and it now appears he's gone back to being a "ghost". Perhaps we'll hear from him again is 6 months or so...

[cinda]

starbucks was reading this thread yesterday evening - and it now appears he's gone back to being a "ghost". Perhaps we'll hear from him again is 6 months or so...

yes maybe he took ashauler's advice.

[starbuck66]

starbucks was reading this thread yesterday evening - and it now appears he's gone back to being a "ghost". Perhaps we'll hear from him again is 6 months or so...

Wow and so many value added posts in my absence! As for the value, i did sell it for $3k cash money 5 years ago so who knows. And Sorry I have a life beyond defending the authticity of my username on a fraking cigar forum. And asshauler, if you so bored, tired and unglued from this thread, try not reading it?? So see you all in six years when the next owner borrows my photos and I have to convince you all that I am me and he is him and it's not all part of a terrorist plot to destroy America through a campaign of disinformation and propaganda disseminated exclusively though Internet cigar forums. Late-

[ggiese]

Wow and so many value added posts in my absence! As for the value, i did sell it for $3k cash money 5 years ago so who knows. And Sorry I have a life beyond defending the authticity of my username on a fraking cigar forum. And asshauler, if you so bored, tired and unglued from this thread, try not reading it?? So see you all in six years when the next owner borrows my photos and I have to convince you all that I am me and he is him and it's not all part of a terrorist plot to destroy America through a campaign of disinformation and propaganda disseminated exclusively though Internet cigar forums. Late-

You must be incredibly proud to live in a capitalistic society - where you can take something that's being tossed in the trash and sell it for $3k! Where else could you do something like that?

You made such a compelling business case for him to buy it for $3k, perhaps you could also convince the person you sold it to that antiques roadshow would be interested in featuring the behemoth on an upcoming episode. Your story is just so absolutely fascinating, I can't imagine the producers would want to miss out on the opportunity to feature it.

So glad you came back and posted less than 6 months after the last time you posted. You're value added comments are so sorely lacking here. Please do return soon!