Booster Cigar, Stirton & Dyer Advertisement
Datec. 1900
DimensionsOverall: 59.7 x 40 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. Edward Phelps, London, Ontario, 1976.
Object number1976.002.003
Label TextLondon cigar manufacturer Stirton & Dyer used this poster to promote sales of its “Booster” cigars to men around 1900. This company was not the first to use a provocative woman to appeal to the male consumer. Cigar and cigarette companies in the United States began using sexually appealing women to sell their products as early as 1871.
NamePoster
c. 1900-1910
c. 1970
c. 1880
1883-1920
John McNee and Sons
c. 1890-1910