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| Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that brings the news that now the 100mm cigarette that Benson & Hedges makes also comes in Menthol. The ad has a picture of their familiar brown pack placed above the gray pack that their Menthol cigarettes are sold in. The ad headline states that "a good idea is a good idea". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 23, 1967 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a scenic view of mountains while an Indian in headdress squats and sends smoke signals with his cigarette. The ad headline promises that this cigarette is "3, 4, maybe 5 words longer than king size". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 14, 1968 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad shows packs of the two different types of cigarettes that Benson & Hedges makes under a drawing of a lady working in a ticket takers booth who has had an extension added onto the front of her booth to accommodate her extra long cigarettes. The ad text under the cartoon says that "America adjusts to Benson & Hedges 100's". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 30, 1969 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a well-dressed man trying to see how good he looks in a mirror but has gotten too close and broken his cigarette on the mirror. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 6, 1970 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a photo of a man working in close-quarters trimming his bushes. He has worked his way into a situation where he has managed to snip the end of his Benson & Hedges with his hedge trimmers. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 20, 1970 Look magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with the same photo as the previous ad, the man who is snipping the end of his cigarette off with the hedge clippers, but it has a different layout. There is a small print headline that says "Benson & Hedges 100's must taste pretty good. Look what people put up with to smoke
them." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 27, 1970 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that makes you want to bring back the '70s. The ad has a photo of a man with long, styled hair and a mustache who is wearing a purple shirt. He is staring with dismay at the fact that his long Benson & Hedges cigarette has somehow managed to get tangled up in his beads. The ad headline calls this "America's favorite cigarette break". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 19, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a balding man with a cigarette in his mouth in a store shopping for toupees. He has gotten too close to one of the heads on a stand and bent the end of his cigarette upwards as he stares and wonders how this one would look on him. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 30, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of a young lady who has gotten pulled over by a policeman. She has turned her head to speak to the officer without taking the cigarette from her mouth and broken the end off on his "ample" belly. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 7, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a close-up photo of a dark-haired lady whose Benson & Hedges 100 has gotten tangled up in the string that is holding a balloon down. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 21, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad shows a very attractive and seductively dressed lady walking past a bus that contains three sailors. They were all smoking the long Benson & Hedges and have managed to break them off by putting their heads too close to the bus windows to see this smiling beauty. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 11, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad shows a man working at a carnival who got his cigarette too close to the spinning game wheel and got it bent. He has the normal sad look on his face as he holds a stuffed animal in his left arm. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 6, 1971 & October 8, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 3/4" x 12" ad has a photo of a barber holding a mirror in front of a man whose hair he has just finished cutting. The man is smoking a Benson & Hedges and the barber has managed to place the mirror too close, so close that
the man has broken the end of his cigarette off on the glass. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 10, 1971 Look magazine & July 9, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad shows a lady who has stopped off in front of a pet store to look at the puppies in the window. As she plays with them through the window she leans forward too much and breaks off her cigarette. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 3, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a picture of three new fathers at the hospital. They are looking in the window at their new babies and have gotten too close and broken the cigarettes in their mouths. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of fans sitting in the stands of a football game. The hot dog vendor is passing a dog down the line of fans and has broken off the end of the extra length Benson & Hedges of a poor man in the front row. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 3, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad with a photo of a couple sitting in a restaurant having dinner and the waiter has brought a bottle of wine for the man's approval. The man has a sheepish look on his face to match his upward bent cigarette from trying to read the label. |
April 1972 Playboy |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Menthol or Regular 100's. The ad has a picture of a locker room after a baseball game. One player, still in uniform, has turned to look at another guy who has already changed. He is combing his hair using a small mirror in the door in his locker and has had to get so close that he has broken his cigarette on the mirror. The ad calls it "America's Favorite Cigarette Break". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 5, 1972 Life magazine |
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| Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad has a photo of a female jockey getting her weight checked for a race. As the racing steward checks the scale the jockey leans forward to check too and bends the end of her Benson & Hedges. |
July 1973 Penthouse |
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| Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for the Benson & Hedges 100's. The ad has a photo of a forlorn looking lady holding a bent cigarette between her lips. The ad headline has her thinking "I was trying to be sophisticated and then it happened." |
March 1977 Playboy |
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| Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their Regular and Menthol 100's. This ad has a photo of an attractive lady who has a smile on her face and a cigarette with a sharp bend in it. The ad has her thinking "I just became a living testimonial. That's the breaks". |
May 1977 Playboy |
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| Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad that shows a lady in a stylish straw hat smiling as the cigarette that sits between her lips has an upward bend at the end. The ad headline says "Oh well, nobody's perfect. That's the breaks". |
June 1977 Playboy |
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| Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their 100's and Menthol 100's. The ad has a picture of a pack of the regular Benson & Hedges lying on a table with an opened pack of the menthol Benson & Hedges standing next to them. The ad has a caption that claims "Only 11 mg tar" and another that asks "Who could make light of themselves better?". |
May 1978 Playboy |
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| Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad has a large photo of the two different types of cigarettes with a smaller inset photo of a man smiling as he smokes his cigarette. The ad headline has him saying "B & H, I like your style." |
February 1979 Penthouse |
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| Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad with a large photo of the two different types of Benson & Hedges Lights and a smaller photo of a couple riding a tandem bicycle through the park. This smaller photo has the words "B & H, I like your style". |
November 1980 Penthouse |
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| Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad has a photo of a group of well-dressed people sitting in a formal dining room and they all seem to be enjoying cigarettes. The ad headline states "Benson & Hedges The Deluxe 100". |
November 1983 Playboy |
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| Full color 10" x 12" ad has a photo a couple sitting in an earth colored living room as they talk, drink and enjoy their Benson & Hedges. The ad headline mentions the "Deluxe Ultra Lights". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 1984 Life magazine |
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