Before Pokemon cards......Tobacco Felts.


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Tobacco felts were a popular spif for early smokers

Felts that celebrated colleges and universities were especially prized.

 

 

Mike Rivkin  |  Special to The Desert Sun
5 hours ago

As if early Americans weren't smoking enough already, tobacco companies in the early 1900s came up with another reason to buy cigarettes: tobacco felts. Starting in about 1910 and lasting until the beginning of World War I, this premium item was a short-lived rage that helped spawn a whole new generation of collectors ... and smokers.

 

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