"Kent, the only cigarette with the Micronite filter," August 27, 1956
"Kent, the only cigarette with the Micronite filter," August 27, 1956
Micronite was asbestos. People died.
"Kent, the only cigarette with the Micronite filter," August 27, 1956
Micronite was asbestos. People died.
Burying the lede!
That "micronite" filter is the most dangerous form of asbestos.
"The Lorillard Tobacco Company marketed the original Kent Micronite filter as a high-tech safety feature, but today the brand is remembered as one of the most dangerous types of cigarettes ever manufactured. "
Yo dawg, I heard you liked lung cancer, so I put some lung cancer in your lung cancer.
Probably kept their smoking down to moderate though instead of a lot. Maybe even a quick exit from smoking...and the world.
Probably just as well that it was the only brand.