Monday, April 13, 2015

Cigarette Cards Kept You Fit In the Early 1900s

Interesting! In the early 1900s, illustrated cards with gymnastic exercises came with your pack of Lambert & Butler cigarettes:


Cigarette cards were illustrated pieces of cardstock that were placed inside soft packs of cigarettes to keep them stiff. The cards featured anything from celebrities to breeds of dogs, and doubled as trading cards. One particular line of these cards was called "Keep Fit," and featured different exercises you could do in your home. Ignoring the extreme irony of a cigarette company urging you to be healthy, the routines are pretty interesting (albeit silly). Next time you're at the gym, it wouldn't hurt to try a few of these out.


Trunk bending and unrolling:



Hip drill:



You find a wide range of cigarette cards collections here.

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