Karel I cigar bands catalogue

2,266 items

Henri van Abbe started a small cigar factory in Amsterdam in 1900. Because of the cheap labor, he decided to move his work area to Gestel in 1908. From 1915 onwards, he moved his company to a new factory in Stratum. There More

Henri van Abbe started a small cigar factory in Amsterdam in 1900. Because of the cheap labor and possibly also motivated by social unrest in Amsterdam, he decided to move his work area to Gestel in 1908. From 1915 he moved his company to a new factory in Stratum. There his Karel I cigar factory had grown into one of the largest and most modern tobacco factories. In the 1920s it was repeatedly expanded. Factories were also established in Reusel and Maastricht. The Maastricht factory was later moved to Waalre. In 1929 the factory was the largest company in Eindhoven after Philips and employed 1,345 workers.
The factory burned down in 1971. The wall with the ceramic tiles with the text "NV Karel I Sigarenfabrieken v/h HJ van Abbe" has been preserved as a relic from bygone times just before the bridge over the Eindhoven canal.
Source:
FJM van Puijenbroek, Starting in Eindhoven, 1985

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Full name

Karel I

Number of cigar labels

2,266

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Oldest item

Er is maar één Karel I (1935)