Africaine (cigarette)
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.jpg) An old Luxembourgish pack of Africaine cigarettes, with a Luxembourgish text warning at the bottom of the pack. | |
| Product type | Cigarette |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Landewyck Tobacco |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Introduced | Early 1940s |
| Markets | Luxembourg, Germany, Italy[1][2] |
| Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 | |
Africaine is a Luxembourgish brand of cigarettes, currently[when?] owned and manufactured by Landewyck Tobacco.[3] Africaine is French for African.
History[edit]
Africaine was launched in the early 1940s. During World War II, Maryland was launched because of the lack of raw tobacco that was available at the time to produce Africaine cigarettes.[4] After the end of the war, the brand became popular within Luxembourg.
Various advertising posters were made for Africaine cigarettes.[5][6][7]
The brand is mainly sold in Luxembourg, but it was or still is sold in some parts of Germany and Italy.[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "BrandAfricaine - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Africaine". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Landewyck: cigarettes". Hvl.lu. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Landewyck: History - Sales". Hvl.lu. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Lucifer Etiketten - Matchbox labels - Etiquette allumettes : Sigaretten - Cigarettes". Collector-items. Retrieved 2017-12-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vintage Advertisement Poster for Africaine Cigarettes, 1950s for sale at Pamono". Pamono.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "KUNST & AUKTIONSHAUS HERR | LAURITZ.COM: Emailschild Africaine". Herr-auktionen.de. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "BrandAfricaine". Cigarettes Pedia. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Africaine". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 2017-12-30.