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Mr. Cig, the mascot, handed out free cigarettes to patients at hospitals in England, 1948. In 1948, a bizarre and unsettling scene unfolded in a hospital room when a cigarette mascot appeared beside a patient as part of a promotional campaign. The grinning, anthropomorphic cigarette figureintended to In The 1940s and 1950s, Smoking Was Seen as Normal and Even Beneficial by Society. In This Context, Mr. Cig Emerged, a Character Created for Campaigns That Reinforced Cigarette Acceptance and Introduced I can't believe this is real In the 1940s, a human sized cigarette mascot known as Mr. Cig was used in promotional campaigns where performers visited hospitals and handed out free cigarettes

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