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Tampa Box Company ,
Tampa
Description
Employees in front of Tampa’s first cigar box factory, appropriately named the Tampa Box Company. The building was located on the North-East corner of 7th Avenue and 17th Street, in Ybor City. It burnt down around the turn of the century.
This was my great-great grandfather, Henry Leiman’s business. I still have some of the original cigar boxes. – Elaine Leiman Barber Fuller
I am also related to Henry Leiman. Henry’s father Daniel came from the town Roddenau, Hesse-Cassel to NYC in 1850, his brother, Henry Leimann arrived in 1852. There were also several other siblings who arrived during that decade as well. I am a direct descendant of Henry who changed his surname to Lyman. After about a decade of research I have found photos and history on our Leimann family dating back to the 1650’s in Hesse, Germany. I would be interested in sharing information and would like to obtain one of the cigar boxes as a family keepsake if possible.
Lymon, That would be wonderful! I only have one box but a lot of the Leiman antiques of Walnut and mahogany are in my home and my sister’s. Would love to connect with you. Thank you!
Elaine,
my e-mail:
lyman_007 at hotmail.com
I am a great granddaughter to WJ Leiman. My sister Kim and I would like to connect. Elaine your mother is Pat? She is the daughter of Henry. My Grandmother was Henry’s sister, Dorothy.
Yes, my mother was Patsy Leiman Barber and unfortunately passed in 1998 of brain cancer. My email is [email protected] if you would like to connect.