May 11, 2008

Ash Trays From Beer Cans (Jun, 1950)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1950
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Ash Trays From Beer Cans
When he discovered that his squadron’s cargo-passenger plane had been stripped of ash trays by souvenir-hunting travelers, Chief Dan Baffari of the Navy went to work with a hammer on several beer cans. He came up with a big stack of attractive ash trays that cost only a few cents apiece. The trays have metal hooks which clamp over the ribs of the passenger compartment, holding them conveniently and securely in place. The tops have flared cigarette rests and the trays are painted with shiny fire-resistant paint.

April 27, 2008

Hat Is Latest in Cigarette Cases (Apr, 1932)

Hat Is Latest in Cigarette Cases

AN “ammunition” hat designed with tuck in which are inserted twenty cigarettes, is proclaimed by stylists as the latest fad for co-eds. Wearing this hat, shown in the photo at right, the co-ed needs no longer go through the awkward motions of searching through a hand bag for her fags. All she has to do is to reach up and pluck one from her hat.

The cigarettes are arranged to appear like ornaments on the hat. The slots which hold the fags are made extremely rigid so as to prevent breaking.

March 19, 2008

14 Smoking Accessories that Nobody Should Own

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Double-Barrel Cigarette Holder
First up, we have this double-barrel cigarette holder. Makes perfect sense, right? You’ve got two lungs, gotta have two cigarettes. Of course if you used this I don’t think you’d have two lungs for very long…
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Whole Cigarette Factory Contained in Single Tobacco Can
I’m not entirely sure that’s tobacco he’s rolling up there.
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March 1, 2008

Lamp Cigarette Lighter (May, 1947)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1947
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Hot Spot made when the 10-volt infrared lamp above directs its heat rays at one point reaches 1,500 degrees and lights cigarettes held one inch away. The unusual lighter was demonstrated by Westinghouse.

February 28, 2008

Whole Cigarette Factory Contained in Single Tobacco Can (Apr, 1933)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1933
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Whole Cigarette Factory Contained in Single Tobacco Can

ADD to your list of incredibilities this tobacco can cigarette factory, which nevertheless is an established fact, as our photo proves, though unlikely to cause stirrings of uneasiness in the council chambers of the country’s cigarette manufacturers. The invention is the creation of Dr. Edward P. Delevante, who has built a cigarette roller right into the bottom of the tobacco can. At the twist of a lever the cigarette pops out ready for use, with matches handy for lighting on the side of the tin.

February 11, 2008

Machine Vends Single Cigarettes (Jun, 1933)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1933
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Machine Vends Single Cigarettes
AN EASILY operated vending machine which sells one cigarette at a time and yet complies with the laws has been marketed for use in public places. The fags are sold directly from the flat tins of fifty, and are made accessible to the buyer by the insertion of a penny in a slot.

February 2, 2008

More Doctors smoke Camels THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE (Aug, 1946)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1946
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According to a recent Nationwide survey - More Doctors smoke Camels THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE

Everybody knows him… Early or late, he’s a familiar figure to every policeman on the street —he’s the Doctor—he’s on an emergency call!

A Doctor’s life isn’t his own to live as he chooses. There are interrupted holidays and vacations and nights of broken sleep. Emergencies require his presence for long, exacting hours . . . with somewhere a pause and perhaps the pleasure of a cigarette. Then back to his job of serving the lives of others.

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January 2, 2008

DOCTOR DISPUTES LINK BETWEEN SMOKING, CANCER (Nov, 1957)

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Source: Science Digest ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1957
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DOCTOR DISPUTES LINK BETWEEN SMOKING, CANCER

The case against tobacco is derived mostly from statistical associations and some experimental work with animals, says Dr. Harry S. N. Greene, chairman of the department of pathology, Yale University Medical School. There is yet no sound proof that cigarette smoking is a cause of human lung cancer.

In a book, Science Looks at Smoking, by Eric Northrup, published by Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, Dr. Greene says this about his own smoking pleasures:

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November 17, 2007

English Ladies Smoke Tiny Pipes (Mar, 1934)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1934
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English Ladies Smoke Tiny Pipes

FEMININE smokers of London, England, are adopting a dainty little pipe now on the market. Cigarette tobacco is crumpled in the tiny bowl and lit in the approved masculine fashion. A long slender stem gives a cool smoke without staining the fingers.
The pipes are scarcely heavier than the average cigarette holder.

October 16, 2007

HOW TO CONSTRUCT A FUN - PROVOKING Cigarette Dispenser (May, 1936)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1936
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HOW TO CONSTRUCT A FUN - PROVOKING Cigarette Dispenser

When the fisherman’s figure is pushed backward, one of the fishes instantly disgorges a “butt”

By HOWARD R. HEYDORF

STRUGGLING with his catch, this comic fisherman seems to be fighting a pretty hopeless battle. Give him a little help by tilting him backward and he will reward you with a cigarette delivered through the mouth of one of the fishes. He will continue to deliver cigarettes one at a time till the magazine of thirteen is empty.

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October 11, 2007

GUARD OIL FIELD WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER (Apr, 1933)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1933
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Because the idea of making the entire area a non-smoking zone would just be unthinkable.

GUARD OIL FIELD WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER
An electric cigarette lighter, shielded from the weather by a small roof, is an odd sight at a corner of a Beaumont, Texas, oil field. So dreaded a hazard is fire here that workmen are forbidden to carry matches. Violation of this rule is considered almost as serious an offense as it would be in a powder plant. To encourage its observance, the owners of the field installed the lighter, just outside the danger zone, for the convenience of employees who wished to smoke during the noon hour. As a result, the field boasts an enviable safety record.

October 2, 2007

John Wayne Camel Ad (Jul, 1954)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1954
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Of course ten years later John Wayne was diagnosed with lung cancer and had to have a lung removed.

John Wayne… a Camel fan goin’ on 24 years!

TALK TO Camel smokers like John Wayne, popular Hollywood star, and you’ll quickly see why Camels keep increasing their lead over the next brand! Clearly, nothing matches Camels’ blend of costly tobaccos for genuine mildness and specially-rich flavor! If you smoke for the pure pleasure of smoking, try Camels for 30 days. See what you’ve been missing!
Camels agree with more people than any other cigarette!

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