tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post1798005426369809339..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Atten-SHUN!Peter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-77355349852295348632008-12-18T22:39:00.000+00:002008-12-18T22:39:00.000+00:00Ooh, insider knowledge. That's what we like in Unm...Ooh, insider knowledge. That's what we like in Unmitigated England!Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-665988683501437902008-12-18T20:50:00.000+00:002008-12-18T20:50:00.000+00:00Long ago my father-in-law worked in the Black Cat ...Long ago my father-in-law worked in the Black Cat factory. As a scientist in the lab his job was to find ways increasing the 'filling power' of the tobacco. I think that means using less tobacco per fag.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-53573650995581339852008-12-17T21:14:00.000+00:002008-12-17T21:14:00.000+00:00Thanks Shag.Thanks Shag.Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-24774715484884780982008-12-17T13:14:00.000+00:002008-12-17T13:14:00.000+00:00I once enjoyed sitting next to Willie Rushton at d...I once enjoyed sitting next to Willie Rushton at dinner, and asked him what was the question everybody put to him. "How did Mornington Crescent come about!" he said without hesitation (repetition or deviation).Afferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053428773264067176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-91414069933716337672008-12-17T09:14:00.000+00:002008-12-17T09:14:00.000+00:00The Carreras building was also the home of Young &...The Carreras building was also the home of Young & Rubicam Advertising. My fag packet collection started (very appropriately) here, with the aquisition of a copywriter's box of swaps in 1975. Another creation from this department was Mo Drake's now legendary line "Beanz Meanz Heinz".Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-30936242819024482172008-12-16T20:11:00.000+00:002008-12-16T20:11:00.000+00:00I worked in the Carerras building for about sixth ...I worked in the Carerras building for about sixth months. It was mags, not fags by then though.TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-24694955056476292022008-12-16T19:42:00.000+00:002008-12-16T19:42:00.000+00:00Carreras Art Deco 'Black Cat' cigarette factory in...Carreras Art Deco 'Black Cat' cigarette factory in Mornington Crescent was one of those buildings apparently earmarked by The Third Reich as their London branch office. Hitler also ticked-off the Grand Hotel in Scarborough for when he needed time off from invading other people's countries.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-84612530199024639332008-12-16T19:21:00.000+00:002008-12-16T19:21:00.000+00:00Thank you for that! My brand of choice at one poin...Thank you for that! My brand of choice at one point, prior to Piccadilly taking over my lungs. Good bold simple design too...love it.Jon Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717891707293701969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-36410091811490941492008-12-16T18:34:00.000+00:002008-12-16T18:34:00.000+00:00Carreras fags were once made in Mornington Crescen...Carreras fags were once made in Mornington Crescent, but I think Guards were made in Essex somewhere. What I remember was that they sponsored loads of motor racing and, if you were lucky, there were Guards Girls 'flashing the ash'. Didn't normally like the brand but they were so much nicer when free....Afferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053428773264067176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-15341362714614858052008-12-16T16:51:00.000+00:002008-12-16T16:51:00.000+00:00Cor! You're right. And there's the embossed packet...Cor! You're right. And there's the embossed packet I went on about. Thankyou Ten Inch.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-29331773984708261662008-12-16T16:37:00.000+00:002008-12-16T16:37:00.000+00:00You might like this...http://tinyurl.com/5j48gbYou might like this...<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5j48gbTIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.com