Socrates Cigars - "Know Thyself" 20 x 30 and similar items

20inch x 30inch Poster In the early 20th century, tobacco was in great demand. Many companies issued products, like cigars, into the marketplace. To differentiate their brand, they hired artists to design fancy labels for the boxes and the cigars themselves. Many names were also given to these brands and often these names were take from current events, history, or people. This label is an example of the art of the period. Socrates (470/469 ?? 399 BC) was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. There is a border around the image. The image size is correct.