From Dave "Smokey" Brigham:
L.J. Peretti Co. has been in business for 150 years in Boston. That's pretty good for a business selling products that are bad for your health, and that pollute the air we breathe. Don't get me wrong: I have no problem with cigars and pipes, especially the latter, which always smell good and remind me of my late uncle. The number of folks who smoke them, though, has decreased significantly in the last 15 years.
Founded in 1870 in Boston's North End, Peretti at one time had a factory in Park Square where "fifty rollers...produced some of the finest cigars in New England," per the company's web site. "Not only did Peretti's manufacture blended cigars, but they also created Clear Havana Vitolas such as the legendary La Mirendella."
The tobacconist at one time had stores in the Financial District and elsewhere, but I believe this one at the intersection of Boylston and Charles streets, just steps from the Boston Common, is the sole survivor.
Perched outside the front door is a stogie-holding Punch.
Half of the ancient comedy duo Punch & Judy, the cigar-loving wag has been common outside tobacco shops for decades and probably centuries.
For more about local tobacconists, see November 29, 2018, "Leavitt & Peirce: For All Your Hoity-Toity Tobacco Needs."
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