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Rigby’s had quite a few popular brands of cigars, among them: the Valleda (a mild Havana blend); the Brindle; Rigby’s Value; Rigby’s Home Run; Rigby’s Sweet Brier; Rigby’s Rough Havanas, Rigby’s Hand Made, and the Little Rigby. None of them compared in sale to Wm. Penn.
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The American Cigar Co. manufactured a half dozen different five-cent cigars in the Mansfield plant on Fifth Street; including Benefactor, Captain Marriott, and Moos Special; but by far the best known and popular brand was Cremo.
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Hautzenroeder’s premium perfecto was the Admiral Hopkins.
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Every cigar box started with a small, hinged wooden container that was almost entirely illustrated covered with paper wrappings. These are a few of the paper pieces that went into every LaRona box: providing employment for dozens of cigar box assemblers.
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One of the more popular cigars in Mansfield was the Bill William cigar manufactured by the HL Bowers Co. at the corner of Fourth & Main where the Carrousel is today. The Bill Williams goat became a familiar icon of the city due to an annual summer promotional party that the Bowers Co. threw, including parades, contests, music and dance.
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Among the employees at the Gimbel cigar manufacturing plant was young Russ Gimbel, who grew up to found the Friendly House.
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The Tracy & Avery Co. imported cigars and sold them under their own label, including the popular Taco brand. In 1904 T&A bought a million high-grade Havana cigars in one sale, that they distributed through 5 states, and once the room was empty, they bought a million more.