1948 - Lucky Strike Marching Cigarettes Ad

From 1948, this stop-motion animation ad shows Lucky Strike Cigarettes marching military-style. L.S/M.F.T. = Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco

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Entertainment

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• Cigarettes
• 1940s
• 1950s
• kitsch
• camp
• tobacco
• advertising
• lucky
• strike
• ad

[ChrsGuit]

I think an epic Lucky Strike commercial would be our troops storming Normandy and gunning down Germans with a lucky strike hanging out of their mouths "Lucky Strike... THE TASTE OF VICTORY!!!"

[ftsjr]

Before 1942, the circle around the Lucky Strike name on the pack was green. Just after the US entered WWII, Lucky Strike changed to a red pack. They said "Lucky Strike Green has gone to war." Their sales dropped, because people thought that Reynolds Tobacco was promoting their overblown "war contribution." Actually, because of military needs, green dye was impossible for them to get. So Lucky Strike green really had gone to war.

[SkinnedLynryd]

@ElectricGuitarManPL US is 3x the price but about the same for citizens when converting the minimum wage. is US cigs are $9, PL are $3 but depending on state $9 can be minimum wage, $3 is Poland's. It's a shame govnt't tax it so much, Mass is getting a new ¢50 tax on tobacco too. Free country my ass when smoking is banned everywhere indoors and costs 10x what it should all bc of the govn't. 2nd hand smoke is a joke.

[Djgatony]

i was working construction yesterday and found one of this pack with 2 cigarretes inside and i cant believe its is that old i have the same pack open of course let me save it

[krunkaslona]

Hell yeh! Best cig ever!!!

[craniumkazzo]

You can get these online for like 20 bucks a carton. I love em.

Lucky Strikes are just the best. :)

[SenileLeopard]

I thought it was funny how suggestive it is when the guy says, "So round.... So firm...."

[onemanjooo]

My life would sucks without lucky strike. Hmmm.

[soulgriot]

Two old maids

laying in bed

one jumped up

and she said

L.S./M.F.T.

Let's stop . . . my fingers are tired.

[1967mustanggta]

@Filipeeno Got to agree with you on that. I work construction so in my field you dress accordingly. But afterwards and its time to go out for dinner. I am clean and well dressed for the occassion and enjoy that after dinner cigarette to its fullest.

[Filipeeno]

I think smokers could benefit from adopting the classic styles and clean, fashionable and well-fitting attire. A lot of smokers look disheveled. And that's the truth. Smoke, but look clean. Don't smoke and look like the ratty, middle-aged lady at the slots. I'm the guy in a suit and tie at the poker table when I smoke.

[Filipeeno]

"No everyone else's tobacco is poisonous. YOUR'S is 'Toasted'" - Don