havannamagasin

• Havannamagasin (archaic)

Compound of Havanna (“Havana”) +‎ magasin (“shop”).

havannamagasin n

1. (dated) A tobacco and cigar shop.

   Synonym: cigarrbutik

   • 1897 March 27, “En lyckad basar [A Successful Bazaar]”, in Eskilstuna-Kuriren, page 2:

     Värdinnorna äro små täcka, rödkindade flickor, som med rastlös ifver servera sina kunder. Men vi ha äfven en representant af det otäcka könet, en artig »nigger», hvilken drifver »affärer» i sitt stora 1:a klassens havannamagasin till höger om ingångsdörren. Han tyckes göra god kommers, ty i salen segla stora rökmoln omkring.

     The hostesses are small, comely, rosy-cheeked girls, who serve their customers with tireless zeal. But we also have a representative of the less agreeable sex, a polite "negro," who conducts "business" in his large first-class cigar shop to the right of the entrance door. He seems to be doing a brisk trade, as great clouds of smoke drift through the hall.

   • 1898 April 26, “En Flicka [A Young Woman ]”, in Skånska Aftonbladet, page 4:

     […] vid 20 års ålder med några års vana vid finare Cigarraffär eller Havannamagasin erhåller plats den 1 oktober om hon inlemnar egenhändigt skrifven ansökan jemte fotografi till Sk. Atonbladets kontor inom 10 dagar under signatur "Säljerska."

     of 20 years, with several years’ experience in a refined cigar shop or Havana establishment, may obtain a position starting October 1st by submitting a handwritten application along with a photograph to the office of Skånska Aftonbladet within 10 days, under the signature “Saleswoman.”

   • 1905 May 6, Jörgen, “Ur Jörgens memoarer – Excellensen, af Burén och Jörgen [From Jörgen’s Memoirs – The Excellency, af Burén and Jörgen]”, in Figaro, page 3:

     Vi sutto en stund och blåste tjocka rökmoln ur långa fina cigarrer, som min vän tagit på kredit i ett bättre havannamagasin.

     We sat for a while, puffing thick clouds of smoke from long, fine cigars that my friend had procured on credit from a more upscale cigar shop.

1. T.L. (1897 September 7) “Från utställningen [From the exhibition]”, in Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish), page 3: “I Stockholm har det under senare år blifvit på modet att etablera s. k. havannamagasin eller affärer med importerade cigarrer från europeiska eller utomeuropeiska länder. Jag lemnar derhän, huru mycken verklig havannatobak som lemnas köparen i valuta för ett ganska ansenligt pris inom dessa affärer. ― In Stockholm, it has become fashionable in recent years to establish so-called Havana shops or businesses dealing in imported cigars from European or non-European countries. I leave aside the question of how much genuine Havana tobacco the buyer actually receives in exchange for a rather considerable price in these establishments.”