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{{Short description|Trading cards included in cigarette packaging}} {{Redirect|Tobacco card|the Japanese smart card|Taspo}} {{Infobox toy | name = | image = Crow's Breast, Gros Ventres, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP838939.jpg | image_size = 200 | image_upright = | alt = | caption = A [[Gros Ventre]] Chief featured on<br> an [[Allen & Ginter]] card, 1888 | othernames = | type = [[trading card|Collectible card]]<br>[[nicotine marketing|Cigarette advertising]] | inventor = [[tobacco industry|Tobacco manufacturers]] | company = | country = | from = 1875 | to = 1940s | materials = [[Cardboard]] | features = Various topics (including sports, art, vehicles, geography, dressing, history, among others) | slogan = | website = }} '''Cigarette cards''' are [[trading cards]] issued by [[tobacco industry|tobacco manufacturers]] to stiffen [[cigarette]] packaging and [[nicotine marketing|advertise cigarette brands]]. Between 1875 and the 1940s, cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes. Cigarette card sets document popular culture from the turn of the century, often depicting the period's actresses, costumes, and sports, as well as offering insights into mainstream humour and cultural norms.<ref>[https://repository.duke.edu/dc/wdukesons W. Duke, Sons & Co. Advertising Materials, 1880-1910] on Duke University Digital Library</ref>
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