1905 BHD PROFESSOR MIHAJLO MICHAEL PUPIN TOBACCO Centennial Cigar Pennsylvania

Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING.
I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions.
This sale is for one
advertising billhead
from
CENTENNIAL CIGAR COMPANY, Ltd.
located
in
CENTENNIAL, PENNSYLVANIA
(manufacturers of high grade cigars.  Strictly Union made goods).
during the year
19
05
The left side log shows an image of
PROFESSOR PUPIN
(their leading 10 cent brand)
The professor was the inventor of the
sub marine telephon
e
... more about him below!  I guess Centennial Cigar Company felt that Mr. Pupin was so great that he should have a cigar named after him.
History on the professor:
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
, Ph.D., LL.D.
(
Serbian
Cyrillic:
Михајло Идворски Пупин; 9 October 1858– 12 March 1935),
also known as
Michael I. Pupin
He was a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist. Pupin is best known for his numerous patents, including a means of greatly extending the range of l
ong-distance telephone communicatio
n by placing loading coils (of wire) at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire
(known as "pupinization").
Pupin was a founding member of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) on 3 March 1915, which later became
NASA
Condition:
This item has some toning across the bottom, has normal letter folds and has 2 file holes towards the top.   Sold as is.  It is in general good condition.
The "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is NOT attached to the billhead.
Its approximate size is
5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
in size.
Terms and Conditions:
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