More than
ever smoking in the 20s, 30s and 40s was a social capable thing. As well
as a „little drug“ for the pur workers or a semi-luxury items for the rich
and famous, smoking of cigarettes and cigars got weir spread words of encouragement.
Smoking belong to the everyday scenery of this era. It nearly reached the
status of „good behavior“. Very often the obligatory cigarette was shown
in many advertisements (fashion, sport, sparetime,...). Women discovered
smoking as a kind of emancipation in the 20s. Long cigarette-holders, futuristic
looking, exclusive ashtrays and expensive lighters completed the cigarettes
boom at this times. Smoking was „elegant“. No party, no feast without enough
cigarettes which were offered to the guests by the host/ess. Who ever watched
old films may notice that there is no minute without a cigarette appearing
on the screen. Old and well known German cigarttes are Salem, Eckstein,
Finas, Nil and Camel, and American like Chesterfield, Lucky Strike and
of course Camel. Filter
cigarettes were not much known in the beginning. They first became more
famous in America during the 40s. Oval oriental cigarettes like Finas were
most popular in Germany in the 30s and early 40s. The cigarettes came along
in soft packets with 5 or 10 pieces. Today known self-made cigarettes didn’t
convinced the market in the 20s – 40s in Europe. But they were quite famous
among the American cowboys for example. An other species were the pipe
smokers. Mainly intellectual people prefered this kind of smoking (e.g.
the Shelock Holmes figure). At any time smoking was known as bad for health.
There are also several sequnces in old movies that pointed on this problem.
So be strong - quit smoking or even better: don’t start smoking!
In this meaning: quit or better don't start smoking and fill the
below "self-made boxes" with chocolate cigarettes (also suitable as presents):
1.) The vintage "Swingstyle Cigarette Box": (Please notice the
making instructions below!)
For this download the self-extracting MS-Word file (zbogen.exe) or the gif. file (zbogen.gif). Eeach file is approx. 550 kb tall. The Word file has the advantage that it already provides an image in correct size. Perhaps the gif. image has to be scaled with a graphics program. download MS-Word document (zbogen.exe) download Gif-file (zbogen.gif)
2.) An original "Tophat" Cigarette Box from the 30s: (Please notice the
making instructions below!)
For this download the self-extracting MS-Word file (zbogen2.exe) or the gif. file (zbogen2.gif). Eeach file is approx. 500 kb tall. The Word file has the advantage that it already provides an image in correct size. Perhaps the gif. image has to be scaled with a graphics program. download MS-Word document (zbogen2.exe) download Gif-file (zbogen2.gif)
How to build the „Swingstyle 41“ Cigarettes-Box: To understand the folding make a test print
with less resolution in grey style on normal paper. Engrave the „fold lines“
with a hard but not to sharp tool (e.g. Letter opener, butter-knife (backside
of tip)). Use a ruler as a guide rail for the long and straight lines.
Do this before cutting the parts out of the sheet. Work with precision!
Then cut out the parts exactly around their outlines. Use a cutter/skalpell
or a sharp hobby knife in combination with the ruler as a guide rail. As
well cut along the scissors lines.
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