Lucky Strike

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Lucky Strike is a historic American cigarette brand known for its distinctive packaging and long-standing presence in popular culture.

Aliases (3)
  • Lucky Strike Original Blue ×1
  • Lucky Strike Original Red ×1
  • Lucky Strike Silver ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cigarette brand
tobacco product brand
advertisingMedium print
radio
television
associatedWith World War II U.S. military rations
mid-20th-century American culture
category American cigarette brands
changedPackagingDuring World War II
contains carbon monoxide
tar
tobacco
countryOfOrigin United States
featuredIn classic Hollywood films
vintage advertising posters
formerManufacturer American Tobacco Company
hasAddictiveSubstance nicotine
hasCulturalDepiction used as a prop symbolizing mid-century style or nostalgia
hasLogoElement red target-like circle
hasPackagingFeature green-and-white packaging (historically)
red-and-white packaging
hasVariant Lucky Strike Original Blue
Lucky Strike Original Red
Lucky Strike Silver
Lucky Strike menthol variants
healthEffect causes cancer (like other cigarettes)
increases risk of cardiovascular disease
historicalColorScheme green, red, white, and gold
introducedInDecade 1870s
laterProductType cigarettes
manufacturer British American Tobacco
marketedAs toasted tobacco
marketedIn Asia
Europe
Latin America
United States
marketPosition premium cigarette brand (in some markets)
nicknamed Luckies
notableFor distinctive packaging design
historic presence in American popular culture
originalProductType chewing tobacco
ownedBy British American Tobacco
packagingChangeReasonClaim to save chromium for the war effort (advertising claim)
productType cigarettes
regulatedAs tobacco product
slogan "It's Toasted"
subjectTo tobacco advertising restrictions

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