{"id":6486,"date":"2026-05-24T14:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=6486"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:33:13","slug":"cigar-factories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/cigar-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigar Factories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Growing up at 1405 College Avenue, I had heard about a cigar factory that used to be over on Park Avenue, but I never got to see it, if it even existed anymore in the 1970s.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"John<\/a>
John Stoffel Cigar Factory, 422 Main Street Celebrating 60th Anniversary<\/strong>
[The Racine Journal-Times, New Year Edition, December 31, 1935]
Gustav H. Baumgardt, successor to John and Albert Stoffel, together with the employes of the John Stoffel Cigar Factory are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the concern. John Stoffel founded the cigar business in 1876. Cigar brands such as “Rosebud,” “Snowflake,” and “Little Caledonia,” manufactured by John Stoffel, were exceedingly popular in those days. John Stoffel’s son, Albert, started working in the factory as a boy, and upon the death of the founder in 1917, took over the active management of the factory. Albert J. Stoffel passed away on August 14, 1932. It was then that Gustav H. Baumgardt, who had worked continuously for the firm since 1893, absorbed the interest of the Stoffel heirs, and became sole owner. The Belle City cigar and the Wisconsin Club House manufactured by him (and made in Racine by Racine labor), are two of the most popular cigars sold in Racine. It is interesting to note Mr. Baumgardt has just completed his 42nd year of continuous association with the John Stoffel Cigar factory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"This<\/a>
Looking back at the John Stoffel Cigar Factory from March 30, 1991, Racine Journal Times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Death<\/a>
Death Summons Albert J. Stoffel, 56, Well Known as Manufacturer of Cigars. Racine Journal Time, August 15, 1932.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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John Stoffel, Well Known Cigar Manufacturer Dies. November 26, 1917.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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