Theme:
For your Throat
Collection:
Not a Cough in a Carload
Published:
1930
Brand:
Old Gold
Manufacturer:
P. Lorillard
Format:
Advertisement
Tobacco Type:
Cigarette
Comments:
This advertisement claims that 10 out of 21 coffee tasters prefers Old Golds to the other leading cigarette brands. Robert Ripley (1890-1949), creator of “Ripley’s Believe it or Not,” presents the information, which is supposed to give the results authority. In this “concealed name” cigarette test, each of the four leading brands has a “mask” wrapped over its brand name on the cigarette paper, so the smoker cannot see which brand is which. Tea tasters were also tested in a similar ad. In both cases, their opinions on taste are meant to be convincing. Mr. Ripley passed away from heart failure at the age of 59.
Keywords:
Cough, Health, Throat
