Burlington coronas?

[Puff Scotty]

Brain storming time chaps..rooting around in the depths i've come across 2 Burlington Coronas which were bought during the last worldwide conflict!

Has anyone any information on these? I know the were cigars made in England from Cuban tobacco & the company has links with Bond St. I seem to remember being told they were 'something' to do with Fox's.

Any info greatly appreciated..I've got to smoke one just for the crack, 70 years wasted space in the humi otherwise..

[Bigboned]

70 years in the depths, it must be bloody deep!

Sorry I have nothing constructive to say as usual.....



That is a pic of an advert for them from a German seller on ebid ( interesting that sn ad for a uk conflict smoke made it to those who the conflict was with)

[Puff Scotty]

Blimey Andy...I found zilch on the net!

That's the kiddy though, 'cept my couple are in a box of 5 but with that Burlington arcade picture on it...

Nice to know they're worth 1/8.....

Cheers

[Bigboned]

You should seal them in a glass box put em on the wall in your ' pit' with a sign saying' break glass in case of war' get that pic from ebid next to it, great conversation piece!

[Puff Scotty]

Yo Andy, just clicked on Google images...couple of pictures for me to follow up'''

Anyway, heated discourse only in Puff's Pit...the missus says!

[Bigboned]

I think you've stumbled on something here mate I reckon it / they would make a great piece

[Simon-JG-hr]

Brilliant. Glad to see the dashing chap in the advert is Senior Service... Well, one presumes he's dashing, he is a cigar smoking officer of the Royal Navy after all...

Interesting find Puff - any chance of a pic? Been enjoying your other photographic efforts recently.

[Puff Scotty]

Just found this:

Fox & Co. (Cigar Merchants) Ltd., James J. 2 Burlington Gar- dens, Old Bond Street, London W1X 2JT.

Burlington Arcade..Burlington Gardens...the plot thickens!

Piccy coming up...I hope..give me 5mins!

[Puff Scotty]

Piccies for Simon..

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[Bigboned]

When I was a wee lad I used to goto Burlington junior school - but it was in east Yorkshire, and I joined the RN aswell

[snooky]

There is always Burlington Berties in the city [London] .

[Simon-JG-hr]

I swear that almost everyone on these fora have served in the RN; the ranks are completed by a couple of ex-Army, a smattering of IT guys and a nut roaster. What an assortment we are.

PS. Really like the box that those cigars were packaged in - there's just something eminently classy about it.

PPS.

You should seal them in a glass box put em on the wall in your ' pit' with a sign saying' break glass in case of war' get that pic from ebid next to it, great conversation piece!

Love it!

[senor_robusto]

I swear that almost everyone on these fora have served in the RN; the ranks are completed by a couple of ex-Army, a smattering of IT guys and a nut roaster. What an assortment we are.

as a lowly belfast docker, is this a reason for me to get my coat? lol!!!

alex

[Puff Scotty]

I like dockers..Mam used to get one when we wus poorly

[Bigboned]

I'm now in retail, wish I was back in a dockyard. I have a yearning to weld something....