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20 eyebrow-raising vintage cigarette ads

In theory, the idea of sucking smoke into your lungs doesn’t seem appealing, but with a little advertising spin, even blackened lungs and yellow teeth can look sexy. Before the days of Joe Camel, tobacco companies sold cigarettes with the promise of glamour and excitement. SuperTremendous tracked down twenty vintage cigarette ads that may raise a few eyebrows for folks used to seeing a Surgeon General’s warning slapped across any mention of cancer sticks.

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