Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' Cigarettes
1920-1950
Selection of Cigarette Packets
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LicensePacket of 'De Reszke' minors cigarettes by J Millhoff & Co. Ltd
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Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd, Arcadia Works
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Packet for 'Tenner' medium cigarettes, large size
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Packet of 'De Reszke' minors cigarettes by J Millhoff & Co. Ltd
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Packet for 'Tenner' medium cigarettes, large size
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Packet for 'Tenner' medium cigarettes, large size
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Packet of 10 cigarettes by Abdulla & Co. Ltd
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Packet of 5 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from
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Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd, Arcadia Works
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Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd, Arcadia Works
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet of 'De Reszke' minors cigarettes by J Millhoff & Co. Ltd
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet of 5 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet for 'Tenner' medium cigarettes, large size
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet for 'Tenner' medium cigarettes, large size
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet of 'De Reszke' minors cigarettes by J Millhoff & Co. Ltd
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet of 5 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet of 10 cigarettes by Abdulla & Co. Ltd
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd, Arcadia Works
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
De Reszke cigarettes are named after Jean de Reszke (1850-1925)
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De Reszke cigarettes are named after Jean de Reszke (1850-1925)
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Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd, Arcadia Works
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Packet of 'De Reszke' minors cigarettes by J Millhoff & Co. Ltd
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Packet of 10 cigarettes by Abdulla & Co. Ltd
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Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' cigarettes
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Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' cigarettes by W D & HO Willis
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16 assorted cigarette packets, 1920-50
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16 assorted cigarette packets, 1920-50.
This shows a selection of cigarettes available in the United Kingdom between the 1920s and the 1950s from various British tobacco companies. The links between smoking and health risks such as lung cancer only began to be made in the 1950s, particularly through the research done by Richard Doll and Austin Bradford Hill. However, their views were not immediately supported and it took some time for them to become accepted.
Unlike modern cigarette packaging, these examples offer no hint about any dangers to health. Instead of large graphic warnings, they sport distinct imagery and colours to create brand recognition in what became a hugely competitive market in the twentieth century.
Packet of 'De Reszke Minors' Cigarettes
1920-1950
Packet of Ten 'Abdulla' Cigarettes
1920-1950
Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd
1920-1950
Packet for 'Tenner' cigarettes
1920-1950
Packet of 5 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Virgina Tobacco
1920-1950
Packet of 10 'Small Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes
1920-1950
Packet of 9 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Virgina Tobacco
1920-1950
Packet of 9 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Virgina Tobacco
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Virgina Tobacco
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Navy Cut Tobacco
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Navy Cut Tobacco
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Havana Blend' cigarettes manufactured by B Morris and Sons Limited
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Churchman's No.1 Special' cigarettes manufactured by W A and A C Churchman Limited
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Three Castles' cigarettes
1920-1950
Packet of 20 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Virgina Tobacco
1920-1950
