Pipe Smoking Lifestyle

Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Ad from 1959

Kevin Godbee

Posted onJul 6, 2009 at 10:54 AM

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.

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

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?

READ  Hearth & Home LJ Heart Virginia - Pipe Tobacco Reviews

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsors

Kevin Godbee

• View all 1814 articles

P

• P
  python
• July 6, 2009

I love those old advertisements!
It really makes me wish that we lived in simpler times like those.

D

• D
  dunendain
• December 14, 2009

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

K

• K
  Kevin
• December 14, 2009

I completely agree!

P

• P
  Pablo
• June 21, 2010

Very nice initiative...! Go on...!

M

• M
  Marc
• September 2, 2010

I fondly remember the SWR pipe tobacco TV commercial in which the dog thumps his tail twice in between "And now" and "It's packed in a pouch." No B&W TV sports event was complete without that and a Gillette commercial.

D

• D
  DexterJohnson
• December 5, 2010

I sent in for that booklet and I STILL HAVE IT ! I quit my pipe in 1986,and I quit cigarettes in 1981, but I still love "that stupid git" Sir Walter and his great tobacco...I just don't smoke it anymore. I had about twenty five pipes and I kept but three for old times' sake.
Lots of fine memories of smoking my churchwarden , stuffed full of Sir Walter Raleigh.

T

• T
  twss
• January 15, 2011

I love the old fashioned tobacco ad's, from a time when men were allowed to be men.

H

• H
  happypuffer
• March 19, 2011

My quest is finially ended! I've been looking for the lyrics for a tobacco jingle I remembered as a kid, and this is it. "Smells grand, packs right, smokes sweet, can't bite...and it stays fresh, so fresh in the pouch!". Only I recall "tastes smooth" in place of "smokes sweet" on the TV commercial for some reason. I could be wrong though, anyone know for sure?

A

• A
  assaad
• April 23, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7lbdq9sqP4

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Most Popular Articles

• Mac Baren Takes Over Planta Tabak Brands Via Mac Baren Press Release: Mac Baren Tobacco i...1.5k views | 1 comment

• A Chat with Chris Gawith of Gawith and Hoggarth I had a chance to sit down with Chris Gawith and chat t...1.1k views | 9 comments

• G.L. Pease Lagonda Tobacco Review There's nothing like pre-autumn camping. Most people ar...662 views | 2 comments

• IPCR 2019 Update #2 What’s New in Pipes? Dunhill is back?!!? James Foster, CST After my previous article covering th...619 views | 9 comments

• The Pipes Magazine Radio Show Episode 365 Thank you for joining us for The Pipes Magazine Radio S...484 views | 3 comments

• Keeping Your Cool Russ Ouellette I have contended over the years that the...468 views | 19 comments

• Where Will Pipes Be In 100 Years? Last May I attended the Chicago Pipe Show, and the firs...450 views | 8 comments

• The Cadillac of Lighters: Dunhill Rollagas James Foster While they are not the most expensive ligh...424 views | 4 comments

• We Are the Inheritors Some Thoughts on Pipes and Tobacco: The history of p...423 views | 1 comment

• Pipe Babe Montana is a Beautiful Young Lady with an Old Soul In this shoot Montana is smoking a Dunhill Root Briar 2...421 views | 0 comments

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor