Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Ad from 1959

July 6th, 2009

Here’s a Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Ad from Popular Mechanics April 1959 edition.

It says:

Smells Grand! Smokes Sweet! Packs Right! Can’t Bite!

That sounds good to me. I’m ready to smoke some right now, and when I do I will be nice and relaxed, smoking slowly, enjoying the flavor and the time to relax.

You can also see how the chicks dig him, which is totally true. My pipe is definitely a chick magnet … or is it my two-seater convertible? I’m not sure, but just don’t mix the two together. The wind will not make for a good smoking experience.

I love seeing these old ads. It makes me wish it was 1959 right now, but with personal computers and the Internet.

What do you think of this ad?

5 Responses to “Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Ad from 1959”

python said:

I love those old advertisements!

It really makes me wish that we lived in simpler times like those.

July 6th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Pipes are for Everyone | Pipes Magazine - Community for the 21st Century Tobacco Pipe Smoker said:

[...] All you have to do to disprove the "old-guy" image is to go back to images of the type of advertising that was in use from the 1950s and 1960s and you will see plenty of examples of younger guys and their pipes. In fact if you were to believe the marketing in those days Mr. Average American had a pretty wife, 2 perfectly balanced children aged 9 and 10, lived in the suburbs and smoked a pipe. (Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco Ad from 1947) (Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Ad from 1959 ) [...]

November 1st, 2009 at 7:40 am
dunendain said:

I prefer the 19th century image of the pipe smoker. When it was a true gentleman’s hobby.

December 14th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Kevin said:

I completely agree!

December 14th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Pablo said:

Very nice initiative…! Go on…!

June 21st, 2010 at 10:26 am