Woman Wrapping a Cigar

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Woman worker putting the wrapper around a bound cigar.

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Artist

Name:
Morin, Edmond
Dates:
1824-1882
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Science & Technology
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Linton, Henry Duff
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Les grandes usines, vol. 2
Author:
Turgan, Julien
Publisher:
Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1869
Open Library:
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Description:

A woman sits at her workstation in the Imperial Tobacco Factory in Paris, wrapping leaves around cigars. In front of her is a stack of wrappers, a watch, cigars waiting to be wrapped, and a small jar of cigar glue.

The caption reads in the original French: Ouvrière roulant dans la feuille de robe le cigare déjà formé.

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