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October 11, 2013

The World’s First Hunk: Why We’re Obsessed with Muscle Men

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Collectors Weekly: How did you discover Sandow?

Chapman: My first Sandow piece was a cigar-box label made to promote his appearance in America. The cigar-box labels were made in 1894 and 1895, when he was traveling around the country. By putting himself on a cigar box, he was clearly marketing himself to men. - - | Collectors Weekly

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 11, 2013 8:14 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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