Club (German cigarette)

Club
Various old packs of German Club cigarettes, along with Montecristo, Orient and Ramses cigarettes.
Product type Cigarette
Owner Japan Tobacco
Produced by Japan Tobacco
Country German Empire
Introduced 1969 (1969) (Re-introduced)
Markets See Markets
Previous owners "Garbáty Zigarettenfabrik", "VEB Garbáty", "Berliner Zigarettenfabrik"

Club is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco.

History

Before World War II, the cigarettes were manufactured at the Garbáty plant in Berlin-Pankow, East Germany on the old production facility until 1990.[1] After the creation of the German Democratic Republic, the brand got re-introduced in 1961.[2] The market mainly surrounds the acceding territory from 1990. The tobacco from Western countries was brought to the German Democratic Republic and "the Club" was expensively priced, with a pack price of 4 Deutsche Mark above most other filter cigarettes, which were traded in the range of 2.50 to 3.20 Deutsche Mark per pack.[1][3][4][5]

In 2013, the brand got redesigned to feature a more modern look.[6]

Markets

Club was mainly sold in East Germany, but also was or still is sold in the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Allied-occupied Germany, East-Germany, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cuba and Chile.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Club: Filter-Zigaretten Made in Pankow". Tagesspiegel.de (in German). 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ↑ "ZIGSAM - THE AUSTRIAN CIGARETTE COLLECTION". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "DDR Club Filter 20 Cigarettes,3.50 DM". Flickr.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Zigaretten in der DDR - 40-Jahre-DDR.de / Das Ost Blog". 40-jahre-ddr.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tabakwaren – DDR-Lexikon". Ddr-lexikon.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Palis & Mohrmann GbR - CLUB". palismohrmann.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "BrandClub - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Club". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Brands". Cigarety.by. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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