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A Series of American Tobacco Company’s Bizarre Ads Promoting Lucky Strike Cigarettes From the 1930s

October 19, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLucky Strike is an American brand of cigarettes owned by the British American Tobacco group. Individual cigarettes of […]

45 Vintage Photos of Ladies Smoking Cigarettes

October 16, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTobacco smoking is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in Mesoamerica and South America. Tobacco […]

“Cigarettes are like women. The best ones are thin and rich.” – Vintage Ads by Silva Thins From the 1960s

September 8, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“Cigarettes are like women. The best ones are thin and rich.” The advertisers for Silva Thins filter cigarettes […]

Keeps Smoke Out Of Eyes

July 28, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAnd blow it into somebody else’s eyes. Wishing to read his newspaper without the annoyance of clouds of […]

Vest-Pocket Ash Tray, 1950

July 26, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhat can you do with cigarette ashes when there’s no ash tray around? In 1950, Dr. John H. […]

Testing Cigarettes Was a Job in 1945

July 14, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSol C. Korn, cigarette authority, puffs prodigiously as he makes the final and severest test of a a […]

Cigarette Holder for Nudists, 1938

July 6, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFaced with the problem of carrying cigarettes when no pockets were available, a delegate to a nudist convention […]

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Smoking or Non-Smoking? This Video Was Used to Look at How to Handle Difficult Situations From the Mid-1980s

June 13, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis video was used to look at how to handle difficult situations. Both parts were followed by a […]

“Blow in Her Face and She’ll Follow You Anywhere” – Tipalet Ad, 1969

April 17, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis advertisement in particular was for cigarettes which was first issued in 1969 by Tipalet Cigarette Company. It […]

Alfred Langevin, the Man Who Could Smoke Through His Eye

April 11, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere’s Alfred Langevin (1885–1974), French-Canadian, aka the “Eye Smoker,” who could smoke a pipe through his eye. In […]

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Clarence Hailey Long, the Original Marlboro Man

March 16, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIf a picture is worth a thousand words, then Leonard McCombe’s image that inspired the Marlboro Man campaign […]

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Women Who Smoke Pipes – Jet Magazine, October 7, 1954

February 10, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePipe-smoking for women – a quaint habit once limited to grandma and her corncob – has ballooned into […]

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Tobacco Stained Teeth Instantly Whitened New Safe Way, 1924

October 29, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNo need now for yellow, discolored, spotted, tobacco-stained teeth. Bleachodent Combination costs just a few cents and removes […]

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30 Vintage Photos of Catherine Deneuve Smoking Cigarette

October 22, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo spent almost an entire film – the 1960s classic À Bout du Souffle […]

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Pipe for Two, 1949

August 18, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Braunsdorf, left, 6 feet 4 inches and Joe Damone, 5 feet 1 inch, demonstrate a pipe called […]

30 Funny Vintage Tobacco Ads by Benson & Hedges From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s

August 9, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBenson & Hedges was founded in London in 1873 by Richard Benson and William Hedges as Benson and […]

Torches of Freedom: Photographs of Women Smoking Publicly During the Easter Sunday Parade in 1929

March 31, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCigarette companies began selectively advertising to women in the late 1920s. In 1928 George Washington Hill, the president […]

40 Ogden’s ‘Guinea Gold’ Cigarette Cards Featuring Beautiful Actresses From the Late 19th Century

March 28, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCigarette cards were originally blank card inserts that were used to stiffen soft and flimsy cigarette packets and […]

Useful for Heavy Smokers From the 1950s

March 24, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA French device from the 1950s offered a chance to get a nicotine fix from 20 cigarettes at […]

1900 Ogden’s Guinea Gold Cigarette Ad Targeting Women

March 20, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 20th century this particular brand of cigarettes, Ogden’s Guinea Gold, primarily targeted men. In fact, […]

The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Daguerreotype of Lola Montez by Southworth & Hawes, 1852

March 11, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteConsidered to be the first photograph of a woman smoking, this is Lola Montez’s portrait by Southworth & […]

Lucky Strike Advertisement, “Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet” Campaign

March 10, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage Lucky Strike cigarette ads tell both women and men that they can lose weight if they […]

Us Tareyton Smokers Would Rather Fight Than Switch!

February 24, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!” is the enduring slogan that appeared in magazine, newspaper, and […]

The Largest Cigar in the World, 1924

February 4, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA vintage photo shows Marjorie Evans, six feet tall and weighing 250 lbs. smoking the largest cigar in […]

“You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby” – 40 Virginia Slims Cigarette Ads From the Early 1970s

January 1, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIf you were alive and in America in 1968, you might remember the phrase “You’ve Come A Long […]

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