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Cigarettes - packs/carton
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Medicinal non tobacco cigarettes were used under a wide variety of brands until about mid-century for asthma, catarrh, and hay fever. Shown are Dr. Kinsmen'sAsthmatic cigarettes, R.B Cubeb cigarettes, and Blosser's cigarettes. Spud (1924) was the first brand to incorporate the local anesthetic menthol as an additive to a regular tobacco cigarette. Among other suggested uses, it was promoted as an alternative to conventional cigarettes in the face of a cold. The pack on exhibit is from Canada. Kool (1931) was first marketed as an unfiltered, 70mm mentholated brand are king sized filters from the late 1950s. showing some of the many moods of Willie the Penguin.

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