In the late 1800's and early 1900's cigar manufacturers wrapped bundles of cigars with silk ribbons, bearing the name of the manufacturer. In keeping with the ideal of wasting nothing these ribbons would be saved then when they had enough would be sewn together much like a crazy quilt with decorative stitching. Later to entice more women into smoking pretty silk pictures were made, similar to trading cards.
This is an interesting article on the subject with some good pictures:
If you Google Cigar Silks you'll find several articles about it.
Edey
