Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

Categories: History | North America

In the old days, smokers lived much more freely: they were not expelled from public places, they were not frightened by terrible pictures. In the middle of the XX century, pipe smoking became such a popular pastime that endurance competitions began to be held in the USA. Whoever can test the lungs for strength the longest is the king of the smoky party.

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Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

Source: Kulturologia

The correspondent of Time magazine, who visited this original competition, was amazed by the variety of smoking devices. There were also the usual wooden pipes, gourds, similar to the one that Sherlock Holmes loved, and clay products. Some aesthetes competed in gloves so as not to dirty the pipe.

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

Fans of hookahs and cigars also came to the contests.

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

 

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

Those who took part in the competitions were apparently distinguished by remarkable health, since it was quite difficult to stay in such a smoky room for a long time. From time to time, smokers went out into the fresh air to get some air, and then continued the marathon.

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

In those years, little was said about the dangers of smoking. On the contrary, many actors, writers and even doctors promoted tobacco use. Therefore , everyone smoked: young students, old people and couples in love.

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

And the winners of the smoking competitions, of course, received an outlandish pipe as a prize.

Smoke with a rocker: how smoking competitions were held in the USA of the 50s

Keywords: Contests | Smoking | Competitions | Tobacco

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