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Post by chiquita on Oct 25, 2012 11:18:03 GMT -4
When I was a wee lass in the Reagan era, my family took my cousins and me to a tour of the White House, where we received souvenir cigarette packs with the presidential seal on them. Obviously, this was before the negative effects of smoking were widely disseminated. The surgeon general announced the link between smoking cigarettes and getting cancer back in the mid 1960s, so it was widely known before the Reagan era. When I was a kid, I'd buy the Pell Mell candy cigarettes at the local drug store's candy counter because my dad smoked Pall Mall.
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Post by Mugsy on Oct 25, 2012 14:07:44 GMT -4
My sister, who is now an avid anti-smoker, actually had cups of cigarettes on the tables at her wedding for the guests. My husband remembers his older brother having that too, and since he was 12, it was a great way to get free smokes. (Fortunately he quit since then, but it took 30 years.) Of course, every wedding had custom printed matchbooks with the bride and groom's names, wedding date and a specially chosen decoration like intertwined wedding bands, doves or champagne glasses. So classy.
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Post by batmom on Oct 25, 2012 14:28:53 GMT -4
My sister, who is now an avid anti-smoker, actually had cups of cigarettes on the tables at her wedding for the guests. My husband remembers his older brother having that too, and since he was 12, it was a great way to get free smokes. (Fortunately he quit since then, but it took 30 years.) Of course, every wedding had custom printed matchbooks with the bride and groom's names, wedding date and a specially chosen decoration like intertwined wedding bands, doves or champagne glasses. So classy. My mom has my grandmother's cigarette holders (they're silver and glass and quite lovely). I was gobsmacked when my mom explained what they were and how part of hostessing was providing cigarettes. How things have changed - Batgirl is embarassed by her Dad's smoking. I can see her cringe everytime a friend makes an "ew, yuck" statement.
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Post by satellite on Oct 25, 2012 14:51:38 GMT -4
My sister, who is now an avid anti-smoker, actually had cups of cigarettes on the tables at her wedding for the guests. My husband remembers his older brother having that too, and since he was 12, it was a great way to get free smokes. (Fortunately he quit since then, but it took 30 years.) Of course, every wedding had custom printed matchbooks with the bride and groom's names, wedding date and a specially chosen decoration like intertwined wedding bands, doves or champagne glasses. So classy. My mom has my grandmother's cigarette holders (they're silver and glass and quite lovely). I was gobsmacked when my mom explained what they were and how part of hostessing was providing cigarettes. How things have changed - Batgirl is embarassed by her Dad's smoking. I can see her cringe everytime a friend makes an "ew, yuck" statement. Yeah, that whole world of tobacco accessories has pretty much disappeared. My grandmother smoked when she was younger and did catering for awhile, so she had multiple sets of little pressed glass I guess? (fake cut crystal) ashtrays stored away, as well as motel "souvenirs", and all kinds of fancy refillable lighters. There was one I found new in the box with two birds to hold the cigs in their beaks, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the same on on Mad Men years later. We still made ashtrays in the pottery segment of art class when I was little (mid 80's).
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Post by ikmccall on Oct 25, 2012 15:40:17 GMT -4
I've been cleaning out my parents' house since they've died and I've found all kinds of ashtrays and lighters. Both smoked and both died of lung conditions.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2012 16:26:46 GMT -4
I vaguely remember when they still gave out matchbooks at weddings, I think my dad still has a few of them lying around somewhere. I think he probably still has ashtrays somewhere as well. Dad never throws anything away.
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Post by tabby on Oct 25, 2012 16:37:34 GMT -4
You used to be able to win little glass ashtrays at carnivals, usually at the Penny [or Nickel or Dime] Toss. I won a few of them as a kid, and I think my mom used to pull them out when she was throwing a big cocktail party and needed a bunch of them.
When I entered the Air Force Academy in 1977, we were all issued an ashtray. Smoking was one of the few vices doolies (freshmen) were allowed.
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Post by Shalamar on Oct 25, 2012 21:30:25 GMT -4
I remember making my dad an ashtray at school for Fathers Day. Never mind that neither he nor my mother smoked. I don't think any of their friends did, either.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 1:31:59 GMT -4
Neither of my parents smoked and they didn't allow smoking in the house but we still had several incredibly heavy ashtrays. People used to give them as gifts back then, often as souvenirs from their travels. We had some stone ones from Egypt that you could have brained a camel with. We also had one that sat on the floor, on a spindly stand. We used it as a candy dish.
Does anyone remember cigarette vending machines? I haven't seen one in years but they used to be everywhere, even in fast food restaurants. And there were cigarette rolling machines, too. So thoughtful! Give your friends the gift of cheaper, do-it-yourself coffin nails!
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Post by ratscabies on Oct 26, 2012 2:38:03 GMT -4
Does anyone remember cigarette vending machines? I haven't seen one in years but they used to be everywhere, even in fast food restaurants. And there were cigarette rolling machines, too. So thoughtful! Give your friends the gift of cheaper, do-it-yourself coffin nails! They looked like this.Another Best Daddy In The World Moment, brought to you by Ratscabies!
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