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Comments on Cigarette Lights Self (Not That We Needed It)
The cigarette has a tip anointed with sulphur and phosphorus. Striking the tip against a rough pad on the side of the packet ignites the cigarette, which is reinforced with slivers of bamboo or tobacco leaf to stop it breaking. (Read
the complete story)
| "cigarettes with built in matches were available in the 60's
" (Bob Saunders 3/25/2005 9:56:38 AM) |
| "'Decca' brand self lighting cigarettes were available in Britain in the mid - 1960's. They worked on the same principle as these Israeli smokes.
They were made in Glasgow, were not popular, and soon disappeared from the market." (Michael Gardner 4/13/2005 4:11:06 PM) |
| "I remember the Decca self lighting cigarettes from the 60s, the shop opposite my school used to sell them. It was a bit hit or miss lighting them, especially in damp conditions, and the taste of sulphur and phosphorous lingered until virtually the last puff. I seem to remember breaking off the end with the igniting blob and using matches towards the end of the packet." ( 7/10/2005 8:02:44 AM) |
| "I've got an un-opened pack of 20 Decca self-lighting smokes,they are in good nick for the era,but i bet they are even more deadly than their modern counterparts!" (Terry Deighton 8/19/2005 8:13:27 AM) |
| "Will somebody get a picture or scan the packet.." (john 9/15/2007 1:41:13 PM) |
| "As a motorcyclist in the '60s
it was very useful to be able to light up behind the fairing whilst moving in traffic or blasting down the highway. I thought it was a great idea and bought them until they didn't sell them anymore" (Cliff Denton 8/16/2009 5:20:52 AM) |
| "what company made DECCA self lighting cigarettes?" (rocco 6/11/2011 3:18:46 AM) |
| "Yes I remember smoking deccas on the London underground in 1965. People watched with amazement when I struck the cigarette against side of pack" (Mike 9/20/2013 12:39:19 PM) |
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