Extra Cigarettes, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteAlas this wouldn’t work nearly as well with filter cigarettes. Instead of discarding those butts save them. You […]
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A Series of American Tobacco Company’s Bizarre Ads Promoting Lucky Strike Cigarettes From the 1930s
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Smoking or Non-Smoking? This Video Was Used to Look at How to Handle Difficult Situations From the Mid-1980s
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
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
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 […]
Clarence Hailey Long, the Original Marlboro Man
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 […]
Women Who Smoke Pipes – Jet Magazine, October 7, 1954
This post was originally published on this sitePipe-smoking for women – a quaint habit once limited to grandma and her corncob – has ballooned into […]
Tobacco Stained Teeth Instantly Whitened New Safe Way, 1924
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 […]
30 Vintage Photos of Catherine Deneuve Smoking Cigarette
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 […]
Pipe for Two, 1949
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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 […]