Strange and Humor New Year Greeting Cards Issued by Kinney Bros in 1890
The Kinney Tobacco Company, a prominent American cigarette manufacturer of the 1870s-1880s and creator of the Sweet Caporal brand, merged with other firms in 1890 to form the American Tobacco Company. That same year, its New Year greeting cards likely showcased the era’s love for humor and surrealism, featuring whimsical and amusing designs to captivate audiences. Continue reading »
Australian Smokers React to New Tobacco Packaging Rules
The new cigarette packs are a plain drab colour apart from graphic images of the effects of smoking, a move health researchers believe will cut smoking rates. Australia’s stringent anti-tobacco laws, making manufacturers package cigarettes in drab olive green packs with pictures of ill babies and diseased body parts, come into effect on 1 December. Continue reading »
