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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.
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