Featuring an open box of Imperial Club cigars, this colorful metal sign measures 9.75 inches tall by 13.75 inches wide with embossed letters and subject. This metal sign would be hung by the original chain inside a tobacco store or even a bar that sold Imperial Cigars. Five cent cigars, such as those advertised by Imperial Club, became especially popular in the United States from the late 1800s up to World War I, when tobacco prices rose due to economic changes brought by the war. began to rise, making such affordable cigars less common. rose, causing the cheap cigar to disappear. Marked “Sentenne & Green, New York, U.S.A.” in the lower left corner and “Wolf & Co. Selling Agents” in the lower right corner. The gloss is very nice on this century of age sign, with just a few small in the field, along with minor chipping around the outer edge. 21438-EPP