crooks

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... and, no, this is not a political thread (tho I spose the previous remark makes it one by apophasis [what're ya gonna do?])

Someone has offered to sell me a crook mold, from the factory in Red Lion PA that went out of business. You take a parejo, put it in this mold, the mold has wavy surfaces, not slots, and so you take out a wavy cigar with two flat sides. For some reason, flavored crooks were a big thing once.

Anyone ever tried crooks?
Anyone have an interest in this mold?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

That thing is wild! I work damn hard to have even/straight sticks. Making it wavy on purpose is something I'm struggling to wrap my simple mind around but it could be a cool gimmick.

Your thread title had me worried, I thought a vendor had screwed you over.

 

[Hopduro]

That is so weird and cool!

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[Gdaddy]

Smoked many Crooks (rum soaked cigars)

I don't see any advantage to taking a perfectly good cigar and bending it into a possible draw problem by squishing into a crooked shape. I also don't think Crooks cigars were long filler rolled entubado. Loose filler would probably bend better and be less affected.

 

[Marc L]

I have 2 of those. A 25 and a 50 count. There were so many sizes available in those days. I do still wonder if the reasoning behind Crooks was more then just something different. Somewhere I read that the shape kept the cigar from rolling of the truckers dash boards.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Vintage-Wooden-Cigar-Mould-Crooks-Rum-Soaked-Tobacco-Press-Mold-RARE-/272307127614?hash=item3f66c5053e:g:b4QAAOSwyKxXhwgB
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3380-“crooks-mould”-Can-anyone-tell-me-what-this-is-and-or-how-it-s-used