tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post4461072902941141425..comments2024-02-19T23:34:30.623-06:00Comments on POSTCARDY: the postcard explorer: Cigarette ManufacturingPostcardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-88950667535337513852013-03-04T04:55:09.344-06:002013-03-04T04:55:09.344-06:00Guilty of smoking Camel and Winston, in my youth, ...Guilty of smoking Camel and Winston, in my youth, after smoking Gitanes for years, much to the displeasure of my fellow classmates...<br /><br />A great postcard, very typical of that era. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-12634415937061721842013-03-03T09:42:40.506-06:002013-03-03T09:42:40.506-06:00At first glance I thought the male visitor was Pri...At first glance I thought the male visitor was Prince Charles. I also wondered if smoking was allowed inside a cigarette factory.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-86120503041222715442013-03-03T06:11:51.894-06:002013-03-03T06:11:51.894-06:00Lots of uncovered machinery there to fit the dange...Lots of uncovered machinery there to fit the dangerous theme, not to mention the cigarettes:-) Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-30750764232101188032013-03-03T04:06:19.070-06:002013-03-03T04:06:19.070-06:00They all look so clean and neat!They all look so clean and neat!Lovely's Blothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893362347406889242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-16063782258150463132013-03-02T09:23:13.222-06:002013-03-02T09:23:13.222-06:00Fabulous postcard - times sure have changed!Fabulous postcard - times sure have changed!Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-50333513142821999632013-03-02T09:22:10.395-06:002013-03-02T09:22:10.395-06:00Great postcard! I wonder if they still give tours....Great postcard! I wonder if they still give tours.<br />viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-59606064787197064272013-03-02T07:38:15.502-06:002013-03-02T07:38:15.502-06:00I love the glimpse into the past that a postcard l...I love the glimpse into the past that a postcard like this provides.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-3508953782213108192013-03-02T07:35:15.367-06:002013-03-02T07:35:15.367-06:00Smoking is banned in public places in the BVI, but...Smoking is banned in public places in the BVI, but the authorities aren't really as strict about it, as perhaps they should be.Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-25207254308075512222013-03-01T22:51:19.551-06:002013-03-01T22:51:19.551-06:00At least the worker in your postcard gets to sit d...At least the worker in your postcard gets to sit down to work. The lady in the theme photo probably stood up all day.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-69190695565900623592013-03-01T22:45:16.928-06:002013-03-01T22:45:16.928-06:00The Reynolds company is right down the road from m...The Reynolds company is right down the road from me. Perhaps I'll stop in to see how they make a new product I found on their website - <b>Camel Snus</b>, "a modern, smoke-free tobacco product that does not require spitting." Comes in a small, convenient pouch. No box. Yumm. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-11175451504132782772013-03-01T19:04:11.527-06:002013-03-01T19:04:11.527-06:00Here in Australia smoking has become tabu. Smokers...Here in Australia smoking has become tabu. Smokers are banned from all public places,buses, shopping centres, also from the beach I have never been a smoker, I am glad about it, cigarette smoke in a Restaurant was always very annoying.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-9232728891618055512013-03-01T18:42:52.480-06:002013-03-01T18:42:52.480-06:00I wonder really and truly what the laws for smokin...I wonder really and truly what the laws for smoking are in cigarette companies of today! Nice postcard too!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-34628666206138524772013-03-01T18:17:41.307-06:002013-03-01T18:17:41.307-06:00I liked the occasional Camel, but they were too st...I liked the occasional Camel, but they were too strong for regular use.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-28915536683437260962013-03-01T12:20:19.163-06:002013-03-01T12:20:19.163-06:00Camels were my dad's cigarettes of choice for ...Camels were my dad's cigarettes of choice for many years. Tobacco is still a big crop in Virginia. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-59368743573014140862013-03-01T08:31:51.709-06:002013-03-01T08:31:51.709-06:00I've never made it to a cigarette factory but ...I've never made it to a cigarette factory but H&S would have a fit today if they saw a factory operating like that in this historic postcard.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-85407068603166490592013-03-01T05:08:46.026-06:002013-03-01T05:08:46.026-06:00I seem to recall going in a tour around a cigarett...I seem to recall going in a tour around a cigarette factory in Liverpool when I was a child. Such tours were seen as important days out and people would look at the vast scale of the undertaking in awe.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-20183594156473708682013-02-28T16:57:23.707-06:002013-02-28T16:57:23.707-06:00Nicely matched to the theme picture. I grew up in ...Nicely matched to the theme picture. I grew up in Nottingham, U.K. where John Players, one of the biggest cigarette manufactureres had its factory. My parents had several friends who worked there.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-78212745732397581952013-02-28T07:37:12.016-06:002013-02-28T07:37:12.016-06:00How attitudes have changed, including mineHow attitudes have changed, including mineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-9249759965041929572013-02-28T05:20:13.284-06:002013-02-28T05:20:13.284-06:00The Irony Is That These Days You Are Probably Not ...The Irony Is That These Days You Are Probably Not Allowed To Smoke inside The Factory (on "Health&Safety " grounds...)tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com