El Presidente Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The Fábrica de Tabacos Finos de C.E. Beck y Ca. by Punch Joe This factory was founded by Carlos E. Beck in 1905 (supposedly of German origin) Established in Calle Real No. 202 - 204, PO Box No 21. Marianao. Tel: FO 7111. Known as the Beck factory until 1934 when its name changed to Martínez y Cía. when all the operations were passed down to Mr. Bernardo Martínez Gutiérrez and Mr.Luis García. Born in Oviedo, Asturias in 1893 Martínez arrived to Cuba in 1908 and since 1919 began working in the cigar industry. His factory employed 600 workers distributed in three workshops reaching a daily production of 50.000 cigars in 1945. He owned 19 cigar brands of which Los Statos de Luxe Troya still exist today, the latter created in 1932. 1934 marked the year when the cellophane wrapping was introduced. Initially it was used only for machine made cigars and cheap smokes. They were also producing cellophane wrapped cigars. From March to November, 1944, Martinez y Cía. managed to export 7 034 060 cigars to the US and European markets. Some people have told me this could be the original building where Los Statos and Troya were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBANO Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Thanks Prez and Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomj Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffDaddie Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Great history thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogiedude3 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Im really enjoying all this history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieJoe Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Very impressive info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargazer14 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Great post. Once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subport Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Cheers Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottierm Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Thanks Jose! Always fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Always GREAT, Thanks José.!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strada Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Gracias José! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Great information, thanks Jose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Great stuff as always ! Thank you Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroDan Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Learned something new today. Very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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