Artifacts of the Cigar Industry

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Cigar molds in a press. Photo by Peggy A. Bulger, courtesy of the State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.

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Press and molds at the Infiesta Cigar Company. Photo by Peggy A. Bulger, courtesy of the State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.

The trade of handrolling cigars has declined due to more efficient automated machines to make cigars. Automation makes the product cheaper. Accounts like that of Domingo Rojas preserve the history and techniques of this trade.