Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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2 comments:

  1. Stephen A SkubinnaMarch 14, 2023 at 1:33 PM

    And they came in... a can?

    Huh. I kind of assumed that the traditional cigarette pack had existed for as long as cigarettes were commercially produced.

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  2. I didn't even notice the can. I did a little research and found out that cigarettes were sold in cans and rectangular tins as far back as the post-Civil War period. The original tins, as you might expect, are very collectible. I believe the familiar paper packs originated shortly before WWI.

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