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Welcome to today's video, in which we saw the renovation of a manual tobacco cutter.
This cutter is made of wood. cast iron and brass.
We estimate it to be in the 19th century.
I couldn't find the manufacturer, and I guess the origin is probably the USA.
This device was most likely used in households, but quite possibly also in tobacconists to process smaller quantities of tobacco leaves.
And now the question: What comes to mind when you think about the history of tobacco?
The Indians and their pipe of peace, and also Christopher Columbus, the discoverer who stopped smoking and it spread all over the globe.
In Europe, a Belgian botanist managed to grow tobacco for the first time in the middle of the 16th century.
Portugal became a growing power in Europe, followed by England, Holland, and finally cultivation reached the whole of Europe.
In 1783, the first tobacco factory was established in the town of Hodonín, and a year later in 1784, a tobacco monopoly was established based on the patent of Josef II. The tobacco factories were taken over by the state.
The production and sale of tobacco products was very profitable for the state and formed an important part of the state income.
Already in 1784, the profit from tobacco to the state coffers was over 3 million guilders.
And in 1850, the profit already exceeded 15 million guilders.
In 1843-44, the production of cigars was introduced in the Hodonín factory, the process was divided into two parts. First, the aging of tobacco leaves, where children worked mostly, and then the actual production of cigars, which was carried out mainly by men.
The first types of cigars were "Cabanos", "Havana" or "Estera".
At the beginning of the 20th century, both cigarettes and cigars became a social phenomenon.
They appeared abundantly in films, no party was complete without them, and during the war, generals required tobacco for soldiers as part of their paychecks.
And that's all from today's video.
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