mr cigarette hospital In the 1940s, a character known as “Mr. Ciggy” appeared at schools, parades, hospitals, and even children’s wards—used as part of marketing at the time. The mascot featured a person dressed The mascot, Mr. Cig, visits

The mascot, Mr. Cig, visits a hospital patient. 1948. In the 1950s, it was completely normal for hospitals to sell cigarettes. Staff pushed carts through the wards offering packs alongside magazines and snacks, and patients could even smoke from their beds. In 1948, a human sized cigarette mascot named Mr. Cig visited hospital patients, handing out free cigarettes. This was during a time when smoking was widely accepted and even promoted, with the tobacco Mr. Cig visits the hospital patients, 1948 Man Lights Cigarette in Unusual Hospital Scene

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