Frank H. Crygier was a wholesale cigar and tobacco dealer located at 248 Asylum Street in Hartford.  Crown Jewel Cigars was one of their featured brands during the 1890s and early 1900s.

Elmore D. Heins opened the Heins Cigar Store in 1911 at Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street in Roanoke. Heins was born in Cincinnati, OH on December 8, 1885 and moved to Roanoke around 1906.  He was a player and member of the Roanoke Baseball Club and in 1911, was elected the clubs president.  As of 1912, the Heins Cigar Co. was considered one of the most up to date cigar stores and soft drink fountains in the city. (History of Roanoke County)

Deer Head Cigars was a product of Henry T. Offterdinger, a cigar manufacturer and retailer in Washington D.C. during the early 1900s.  The Deer Head brand and logo were patented by Offterdinger in 1906.  Offterdinger was said to have used "only the choicest blendings of rich Havana tobaccos" when making his cigars.  His factory was located at 504 Ninth Street Northwest in Washington D.C..