Tobacco adverts had no boundaries back in the day – 18 terrible examples

It’s weird to think that there was a time when tobacco product adverts could be seen anywhere and were seen everywhere. In the early days of cigarette advertising, companies could say just about anything they felt like to shift the product – and they did.

These vintage tobacco ads would be banned before they hit the printers, these days, but they’re an entertaining look into the past.

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