Chesterfield Cigarettes

Chesterfield cigarettes are named after the Chesterfield County in Virginia. They were first manufactured in the year 1873 by Drummond Tobacco. But in 1898 this brand was taken over by American Tobacco and subsequently in 1911 acquired by Liggett and Myers. They are currently owned by Altria Group, which was previously known as Philip Morris Tobacco Company. Through the years Chesterfield has seen many changes and developments, changes in the blend of tobaccos, processing, packaging and the marketing techniques. These cigarettes, at one time were considered to be the best cigarette brand in the United States. Chesterfield Cigarettes have passed their glory days in the United States, nowadays they are hardly any promotional campaign or marketing activity here, nonetheless these are an extremely popular brand in the European Continent.

Chesterfield's popularity can be ascertained from the fact that in the earlier half of the 20th Century when Chesterfield cigarettes were at the pinnacle of fame, they boasted of having many celebrity followers like - James Dime, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball and the famous Paul Bryant.

At the moment only two varieties of Chesterfield cigarettes are available in the United States. Those two are: Chesterfield Red Pack Filter and Chesterfield Non-Filter. Chesterfield cigarettes also come in two other styles, namely filters and non-filters. In South Africa, there are three varieties available (all sold in flip-top boxes of either 20 or 30 cigarettes per box): Chesterfield Classic Red, Chesterfield Classic Blue and Chesterfield Green (Menthol).

Chesterfield cigarettes also had considerable influence on popular American culture and society. This was until the new laws banned the tobacco industry from many forms of advertising. Before the ban Chesterfield sponsored many early Radio and Television Shows such as Glenn Miller's Radio Show and early editions of Dragnet and Gunsmoke. The cigarettes were also featured in several popular movies, but now that the laws have limited them you might not see them very often any more.