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Peck's Bad Boy Cigars

Peck's Bad Boy Cigars utilized the Bad Boy, His Pa and several other characters for advertising their cigars. As of this time I have seen blotters, cards, a booklet and an envelope.

There were 15 different cards and 15 different blotters. The souvenir booklet shown below includes 15 vignettes. Each card/blotter on its reverse has a different short tale about Peck's Bad Boy or one of the characters he associated with.

The cards are numbered based on the order they are found within the book. The cards and blotters have no numbers. But I will use this numbering for displaying them.

1. Peck's Bad Boy and the Groceryman
2. The Bad Boy and His Girl
3. His Pa Goes Calling and Gets Full
4. Pa Grabbed Her by the Polonaise
5. The Gun Reared Up
6. His Pa is 'Nishiated
7. His Pa is 'Nitiated
8. Just as I Am
9. "Stop Her," Says Pa, "I've Got a Whale".
10. Nothin' the Mazzer with Me, Pet
11. His Pa Fights Hornets
12. Looking for the Bad Boy
13. His Ma Appears on the Scene
14. His Pa Dances the Can-Can
15. A New Way of Taking Seidletz Powders



Souvenir Booklet:

 



Blotters:

#12

#14



Cigar Cards:

#2

#3

 

#4

#6

 

#7

#9

 

#11

#13

 

#15



Envelopes:



CIGAR BOXES:

I have seen two cigar boxes that highlight Peck’s Bad Boy.

Harris & Balkeley
I know nothing about this cigar company. Interestingly the box has the picture on the top of the box and inside the box of “His Pa is 'Nitiated”. This illustration is on card #7 as seen above. It is therefore likely that these cigars were part of the Peck’s Bad Boy card promotion. This item is probably from the 1880's.



Peck's Bad Boy Cardinals
This box appears to be generic except for the Peck’s Bad Boy name. “Boîte Nature” refers to the type of cedar box the cigars came in. No date has been established.

 

Last Revision: April 4, 2023