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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

A woman uses a vending machine that dispenses pre-lit cigarettes for a penny, 1931.

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A woman uses a vending machine that dispenses pre-lit cigarettes for a penny, 1931.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • guyrocket@kbin.social
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    I wonder how many places burned down before they stopped the pre-lit part.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      Probably no more than would have burned down anyway from everyone smoking inside them.

      • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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        They had incinerators in women’s bathrooms for burning sanitary pads, before tampons came around.

    • HolidayGreed@sh.itjust.works
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      Safety was their number one priority, which is why they used plenty of asbestos inside each machine.

      • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
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        And in the filters.

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    How absolutely insane. I love it.

  • Anticorp@lemmy.world
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    What a time to be alive!

    • DragonTypeWyvern
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      Things are looking up! This Great Depression is going to ebb any day, and then it’s smooth sailing for humanity!

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    I can’t quite tell because the picture pixelizes quickly when zoomed, but that cigarette looks like a mostly smoked butt.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      I don’t think it is because it would have been unfiltered back then.

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        I did consider that. I think she’s just got most of it hidden in her hand somehow

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      The shade from her finger makes it appear shorter. The full length can be judged by the image on the machine.

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        It reminds me of an aloo gobi vending machine I saw the other day.

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      My guess is she held it up for the picture not just got it from the machine.

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    • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Pre-lit firecrackers, how chaotic

    • General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world
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      Somebody told me once that cigarette paper contains what is basically gunpowder, which is why it burns continually and makes it burn quickly when smoking it. I don’t know if that’s true, but maybe there’s a connection there.

  • Jay@lemmy.ca
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    I’d bet Snoop Dogg would love one of these.

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      Wouldn’t he prefer one that dispensed lit joints?

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        I’m sure that’s the first thing he’d fill it with. His personal joint roller would probably be able to go on vacation once in awhile too.

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