Overstolz Zigaretten I absolutely hate smoking, yet I still found myself fascinated with the find of these German cigarette tins. Turns out these types of cigarette tins were used by soldiers in the field during WWII. Note, there were no cigarettes in them. What I was able to find out about these with some limited internet research: Overstolz is a brand of cigarettes made by the former Cologne cigarette company, Haus Neuerburg (you can see Haus Neuerburg stamped in the crest logo). The Haus Neuerburg names come from the brothers, Heinrich and August Neuerburg, sons of a tobacco farmer, who started the company, back in 1908. The SONDERVERPACKUNG on the embossing in the center means Special Packaging making it unique from the more common flat packaging found at that time. I can't help but picture them in the hands of a German soldier, lighting them with one of those old-timey Zippo lighters while speaking harsh German. Probably more likely that
Mautz's Tavern - A Historical Commentary.......... The Mautz Tavern and home has such an interesting past with so many artifacts still inside that I felt compelled to document as much of this part of my family history associated with the bar and residence as I can.This blog is my way of attempting to tell its story and processing all of the treasures of the past still in the home and the stories that go along with them.