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Kong Hua Factory Cigarette Rolling Paper

Singapore Cigarette Rolling Papers

Kong Hua Factory, Parrot Brand

Source: http://cigpapers.co.uk/listing--4187.html

Chesterfield Cigarettes Parrot Advertising

Chesterfield Cigarettes advertising,

from the September 1937 issue of COUNTRY GENTLEMAN

Source: MagazineArt.org

Egyptian Deitie Cigarette Advertising

Egyptian Deitie cigarette print advertising, 1914

link: Egyptian cigarette industry

Old Chinese Advertisement for Cigarettes: Lady with Cockatoo

On the matchbox labels are old Chinese advertisements for Cigarettes in early 20th century.

The early twentieth century was a period with tremendous economic, political and social changes for China. Two of the changes were the popularity of gender equality and the increased trade with the West.

On the labels are pretty Chinese girls, some are even half-naked in various poses. The influence of the west on these designs is obvious: the women's short cropped hairstyles and brassy makeup were an obvious nod to the Hollywood styles of the time, and their heavily rouged cheeks and cherry red lips evoke images of the lusty, exciting Shanghai of that era. Some elements of the poster art, though, were adjusted to cater to the local audience. The ladies were very often portrayed wearing a traditional Chinese silken gown, or qipao, with a high collar.They were also shown in vivacious scenes, sometimes with a child or engaging in an outdoor activity that suggested a sense of the emerging modern middle class in China from that period. Usually, though, the women in the pictures were unrelated to the products they were selling.

Source: http://www.squidoo.com/shanghai-lady-poster
Link: http://oldorientmuseum.com/

Total Number of Matchbox Labels: 60

Poster by Shi Qing for the Wuhu Jing Lun Silk Company Inc.

This poster was most likely published in Shanghai. Cigarette companies during the 1920s-1930s often used Chinese women dressed in Western attire to promote their products to the local market.

Allen & Ginter Cigarette cards

Carolina Parrot (parakeet), Allen & Ginter cigarette card, 1888.

Allen & Ginter "Birds Of America" - Series of 50 - Promotional poster - (1888)

Link: Allen & Ginter

Link: Cigarette Cards

Player's Cigarette Cards

John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer, based in Nottingham, England. It is today a part of the Imperial Tobacco Group.

Player's were one of the first UK tobacco companies to include sets of general interest cards in their packs of cigarettes. One of the first sets, produced is 1893, was 'Castles and Abbeys'. These cards were generally produced in sets of 50 and have since become highly collectable. Other sets produced include 'Footballers' (1926), 'Civil Aircraft' (1935) and 'Motor Cars' (1936).

link: Cigarette Cards - 'Collect-it' Magazine.