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A Turret cigarette advertisement on the side of the Deli Pat Depanneur in NDG. (Circa 1950?)

 

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A shame some idiot kid had to tag it.

When I was in high school, that was Legends comic book store.

It's probably around the same age as the Old Chum ad on Masson Street. They were done by the same ad firm.

Comment by Marc
November 20, 2009 | 2:36 pm

For decades the ad wasn't visible. After a fire, the building blocking it came down.

Comment by Singlestar
November 20, 2009 | 9:28 pm

I was disappointed that it finally got tagged. It was uncovered in the spring of 2008 and remained untouched until fairly recently.
http://moblog.net/view/332931/turret-cigarettes
http://moblog.net/view/873659/turret-cigarettes-again

If I remember correctly, Turret sold for less than the regular brands of the day. Black Cat, Winchester, Players sold for more. Turret was a lower priced brand.

Comment by Torontonian
November 21, 2009 | 5:12 pm

This is really wicked!

 
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