BrandDu Maurier - Revision history

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 In Canada, the first extension to the du Maurier brand was a Menthol version, introduced in 1967 and lasting through at least the early 1970s.  1968 saw the introduction of Cortina, a compact-sized cigarette featuring the du Maurier name, which only lasted a couple of years.  du Maurier Special Mild, in a silver pack, were brought out in 1978, followed by du Maurier Light in 1980.  These were followed by du Maurier Extra Light in 1987, du Maurier Ultra Light in 1991, and du Maurier Edition (with less ”tar” and nicotine than the Ultra Light version) in 2003.  The du Maurier name and logo also appears on Avanti, a brand of slim cigarettes which were introduced in the mid-1980s (see under [[BrandAvanti |Brand Avanti]]).
-In 2007, the terms ”light” and ”mild” were banished from Canadian cigarette packaging.  This has led to multiple name changes in the du Maurier family:  du Maurier Speical Mild is now called du Maurier Special (in a blue package), Light is now Distinct, Extra Light is now Prestige, and Ultra Light is now Premiere.
+In 2007, the terms ”light” and ”mild” were banished from Canadian cigarette packaging.  This led to multiple name changes in the du Maurier family:  du Maurier Speical Mild became du Maurier Special (in a blue package), Light became Distinct, Extra Light became Prestige, and Ultra Light became Premiere.
-Most du Maurier brands in Canada are made in regular (75 mm) and king size (84 mm).  du Maurier Special (Special Mild) is also produced in a 100 mm size, as are du Maurier Distinct (Light) and Prestige (Extra Light) (which were introduced circa 2004).  du Maurier is today positioned as a premium-priced brand.  In 2006, at the onset of its most recent redesign, all du Maurier ”large pack” king sized variants were repackaged in a new ”signature pack” (a flip-top box holding 25 cigarettes);  the cartons are also uniquely designed as large flip-top boxes holding eight packs of king size du Mauriers.
+Most du Maurier brands in Canada are made in regular (75 mm) and king size (84 mm).  du Maurier Special (Special Mild) is also produced in a 100 mm size, as are du Maurier Distinct (Light) and Prestige (Extra Light) (which were introduced circa 2004).  du Maurier is today positioned as a premium-priced brand.  In 2006, at the onset of its most recent redesign, all du Maurier ”large pack” king sized variants were repackaged in a new ”signature pack” (a flip-top box holding 25 cigarettes);  the cartons are also uniquely designed as large flip-top boxes holding eight packs of king size du Mauriers.  The mid-2000s also saw the introduction of two charcoal-tipped versions of du Maurier (which competed with rival RBH's Belmont brand).  Sold in white packaging, they were discontinued in 2011.
 In 2008, Imperial Tobacco Canada ceased their Canadian manufacturing operations;  today, all of their brands (including du Maurier) are produced at the B.A.T. factory at Monterrey, Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
 ==Cigarette Packs==

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 ==Vintage Advertising Links==
-*[http://www.tobaccovideos.com/videos.php?brand=Du+Maurier+ American television advertisement for du Maurier cigarettes]
+*[http://www.tobaccovideos.com/videos.php?q=du+maurier&s-source=pollay American television advertisement for du Maurier cigarettes]
 ==See also==
 [[Cigarettesd |Other 'D'-brand cigarettes]]

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 ::(Overseas) Ltd. in 1955.<br>
-du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936 (in regular size), and were produced by the Tuckett Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, until 1966.  The king-sized version of du Maurier was introduced in 1962.  From 1966 until 1996, they were produced by [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada |Imperial Tobacco Canada]], and have been produced by Imperial Brands Ltd. since 1996.  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was purchased by Brown and Williamson.  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
+du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936 (in regular size), and were produced by the [[ManufacturerTuckett_Tobacco_Company |Tuckett Tobacco Company]], a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, until 1966.  The king-sized version of du Maurier was introduced in 1962.  From 1966 until 1996, they were produced by [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada |Imperial Tobacco Canada]], and have been produced by Imperial Brands Ltd. since 1996.  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was purchased by Brown and Williamson.  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
 In Canada, the first extension to the du Maurier brand was a Menthol version, introduced in 1967 and lasting through at least the early 1970s.  1968 saw the introduction of Cortina, a compact-sized cigarette featuring the du Maurier name, which only lasted a couple of years.  du Maurier Special Mild, in a silver pack, were brought out in 1978, followed by du Maurier Light in 1980.  These were followed by du Maurier Extra Light in 1987, du Maurier Ultra Light in 1991, and du Maurier Edition (with less ”tar” and nicotine than the Ultra Light version) in 2003.  The du Maurier name and logo also appears on Avanti, a brand of slim cigarettes which were introduced in the mid-1980s (see under [[BrandAvanti |Brand Avanti]]).

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 ::(Overseas) Ltd. in 1955.<br>
-du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936 (in regular size), and were produced by the Tuckett Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, until 1966.  The king-sized version of du Maurier was introduced in 1962.  From 1966 until 1996, they were produced by Imperial Tobacco Canada, and have been produced by Imperial Brands Ltd. since 1996.  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was purchased by Brown and Williamson.  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
+du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936 (in regular size), and were produced by the Tuckett Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, until 1966.  The king-sized version of du Maurier was introduced in 1962.  From 1966 until 1996, they were produced by [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada |Imperial Tobacco Canada]], and have been produced by Imperial Brands Ltd. since 1996.  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was purchased by Brown and Williamson.  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
 In Canada, the first extension to the du Maurier brand was a Menthol version, introduced in 1967 and lasting through at least the early 1970s.  1968 saw the introduction of Cortina, a compact-sized cigarette featuring the du Maurier name, which only lasted a couple of years.  du Maurier Special Mild, in a silver pack, were brought out in 1978, followed by du Maurier Light in 1980.  These were followed by du Maurier Extra Light in 1987, du Maurier Ultra Light in 1991, and du Maurier Edition (with less ”tar” and nicotine than the Ultra Light version) in 2003.  The du Maurier name and logo also appears on Avanti, a brand of slim cigarettes which were introduced in the mid-1980s (see under [[BrandAvanti |Brand Avanti]]).
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 Most du Maurier brands in Canada are made in regular (75 mm) and king size (84 mm).  du Maurier Special (Special Mild) is also produced in a 100 mm size, as are du Maurier Distinct (Light) and Prestige (Extra Light) (which were introduced circa 2004).  du Maurier is today positioned as a premium-priced brand.  In 2006, at the onset of its most recent redesign, all du Maurier ”large pack” king sized variants were repackaged in a new ”signature pack” (a flip-top box holding 25 cigarettes);  the cartons are also uniquely designed as large flip-top boxes holding eight packs of king size du Mauriers.
-In 2008, Imperial Tobacco Canada ceased their Canadian manufacturing operations;  today, all of their brands (including du Maurier) are produced in Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
+In 2008, Imperial Tobacco Canada ceased their Canadian manufacturing operations;  today, all of their brands (including du Maurier) are produced at the B.A.T. factory at Monterrey, Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
-−
-==Internal Links==
-Go to [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada | Manufacturer Imperial Tobacco Canada]]
 ==Cigarette Packs==
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 * [[Du Maurier (with horizontal and vertical lines) KS-20-B (old design) - USA | du Maurier (unique variant) KS-20-B - U.S.A.]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) KS-20-B - USA | du Maurier (1970s design) KS-20-B - U.S.A.]]
 ==See also==
 [[Cigarettesd |Other 'D'-brand cigarettes]]

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 ==Cigarette Packs==
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) (Virginia) KS-25-H - Australia | du Maurier (vertical line) KS-25-H - Australia]]
 * [[Du Maurier L-20-S (white) - Brazil |du Maurier Superkings L-20-S (white) - Brazil]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with horizontal and vertical lines) S-20-B (old design) - Canada | du Maurier (Version 1--1936-1969) S-20-B - Canada]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with horizontal and vertical lines) S-25-B (old design) - Canada | du Maurier (Version 1) S-25-B - Canada]]
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 * [[Du Maurier (with diagonal line) (Light) KS-20-H - Canada | du Maurier Light (Version 3) KS-20-H - Canada)]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with diagonal line) (Light) KS-25-B - Canada | du Maurier Light (Version 3--duty-free) KS-25-B - Canada]]
-* [[Du Maurier (with wave on the bottom) Light KS-25-B - Canada | du Maurier Light (Version 4--duty-free) KS-25-B - Canada]]
+* [[Du Maurier (with wave on the bottom) Light KS-25-B - Canada | du Maurier Light (Version 4a--2006-2007--duty-free) KS-25-B - Canada]]
 * [[http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/Image:Du_Maurier_Extra_Light_1980.jpg Canadian ad for du Maurier Extra Light, 1987.]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with horizontal line) (Extra Light) KS-25-B - Canada | du Maurier Extra Light (Version 2--duty-free--1988-1996) KS-25-B - Canada]]
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 * [[Du Maurier (with diagonal - ring line) (Edition) S-25-B - Canada | du Maurier Edition (Version 1) S-25-B - Canada]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with diagonal - ring line) (Edition) KS-25-B - Canada | du Maurier Edition (Version 1) KS-25-B - Canada]]
 * [[Du Maurier L-20-H (white) - England | du Maurier Super Longs (white) L-20-H - England]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) S-20-H ('Du Maurier' in the middle) - Malta | du Maurier (with vertical line) S-20-H - Malta]]
 * [[Du Maurier S-20-H South - Vietnam | du Maurier (unique design) S-20-H - South Vietnam]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) S-10-H - Trinidad | du Maurier (with vertical line) S-10-H - Trinidad]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) S-20-H ('Du Maurier' below) - Trinidad | du Maurier (with vertical line) S-20-H - Trinidad]]
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 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line with square) (Lights) S-10-H - Trinidad | du Maurier Lights (blue, modern design) S-10-H - Trinidad]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line with square) (Lights) S-20-H - Trinidad | du Maurier Lights (blue, modern design) S-20-H - Trinidad]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with horizontal and vertical lines) KS-20-B (old design) - USA | du Maurier (unique variant) KS-20-B - U.S.A.]]
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) KS-20-B - USA | du Maurier (1970s design) KS-20-B - U.S.A.]]

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-====Brand du Maurier====
+==History==
 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) (Virginia) KS-25-H - Australia | du Maurier (vertical line) KS-25-H - Australia]]
 * [[Du Maurier L-20-S (white) - Brazil |du Maurier Superkings L-20-S (white) - Brazil]]
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 * [[Du Maurier (with vertical line) KS-20-B - USA | du Maurier (1970s design) KS-20-B - U.S.A.]]
-An excerpt from "Dictionary of Trade Name Origins", by Adrian Room:
+==See also==
-::'''Du Maurier''' (cigarette by B.A.T. Industries)  The cigarette was launched in 1903 by Peter Jackson Ltd. after<br>
+[[Cigarettesd |Other 'D'-brand cigarettes]]
-::the actor Gerald du Maurier had made requests for 'a cigarette less irritating to his throat.'  Peter Jackson were<br>
-::a subsidiary of the International Tobacco Co., which company was taken over by Gallaher in 1934.  In 1979, <br>
-::the brand passed to B.A.T., who had owned the trade mark overseas since they acquired Peter Jackson<br>
-::(Overseas) Ltd. in 1955.<br>
-−
-du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936, and produced by Peter Jackson (Overseas) Ltd. (a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, which was credited with their production from roughly 1970 through 1996, when they were credited to Imperial Brands).  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was purchased by Brown and Williamson.  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
-−
-In Canada, the first extension to the du Maurier brand was a Menthol version, introduced in 1969 and lasting through at least the early 1970s.  du Maurier Special Mild, in a silver pack, were brought out in 1978, followed by du Maurier Light in 1980.  These were followed by du Maurier Extra Light in 1987, du Maurier Ultra Light in 1991, and du Maurier Edition (with less ”tar” and nicotine than the Ultra Light version) in 2003.  The du Maurier name and logo also appears on Avanti, a brand of slim cigarettes which were introduced in the mid-1980s (see under [[BrandAvanti |Brand Avanti]]).
-−
-In 2007, the terms ”light” and ”mild” were banished from Canadian cigarette packaging.  This has led to multiple name changes in the du Maurier family:  du Maurier Speical Mild is now called du Maurier Special (in a blue package), Light is now Distinct, Extra Light is now Prestige, and Ultra Light is now Premiere.
-−
-Most du Maurier brands in Canada are made in regular (75 mm) and king size (84 mm).  du Maurier Special (Special Mild) is also produced in a 100 mm size, as are du Maurier Distinct (Light) and Prestige (Extra Light) (which were introduced circa 2004).  du Maurier is today positioned as a premium-priced brand.  In 2006, at the onset of its most recent redesign, all du Maurier ”large pack” king sized variants were repackaged in a new ”signature pack” (a flip-top box holding 25 cigarettes);  the cartons are also uniquely designed as large flip-top boxes holding eight packs of king size du Mauriers.
-−
-In 2008, Imperial Tobacco Canada ceased their Canadian manufacturing operations;  today, all of their brands (including du Maurier) are produced in Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
-−
-−
-Go to [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada | Manufacturer Imperial Tobacco Canada]]
-−
-[[Cigarettesd|Cigarettes D]]

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 ::(Overseas) Ltd. in 1955.<br>
-du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936, and produced by Peter Jackson (Overseas) Ltd. (a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, which was credited with their production from roughly 1970 through 1996, when they were credited to Imperial Brands).  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was likely bought up by one of the larger American tobacco companies (I would hazard to guess either Philip Morris or Brown and Williamson).  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
+du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarettes that is available in Canada. They were named for Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934), a British actor and manager.  They were introduced in Canada in 1936, and produced by Peter Jackson (Overseas) Ltd. (a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Canada, which was credited with their production from roughly 1970 through 1996, when they were credited to Imperial Brands).  The American version (originally with a creped paper filter tip) was produced by Columbia Tobacco, a small firm which was purchased by Brown and Williamson).  du Maurier is also currently made in Trinidad and Tobago, under license by the West Indian Tobacco Compnay.
 In Canada, the first extension to the du Maurier brand was a Menthol version, introduced in 1969 and lasting through at least the early 1970s.  du Maurier Special Mild, in a silver pack, were brought out in 1978, followed by du Maurier Light in 1980.  These were followed by du Maurier Extra Light in 1987, du Maurier Ultra Light in 1991, and du Maurier Edition (with less ”tar” and nicotine than the Ultra Light version) in 2003.  The du Maurier name and logo also appears on Avanti, a brand of slim cigarettes which were introduced in the mid-1980s (see under [[BrandAvanti |Brand Avanti]]).