Finger cigarette ring

A Hollywood Finger Cigarette Ring point-of-sale marketing display stand, including 24 differently coloured and sized plastics rings. Each ring has a hook on the top, designed to hold a cigarette so that the user could smoke hands-free. Photograghs on the marketing board illustrate where that might be desirable, such as when driving, dialing a telephone, playing golf etc. Small paper instruction sheets are also included to be given away to customers with each purchase. The rings are injection moulded in polyethylene and date to 1954, manufactured in North Hollywood, California, USA by Collins. Various patents for finger ring cigarette holders have been found in both the UK and US dating from 1914, with particular focus in the 1930s and 1950s. They were promoted primarily as a way of preventing nicotine staining of the skin. Dimensions given are for the display stand.

printed: "Hollywood. Finger Cigarette Ring. Copyright CP-1954. Holds your cigarette while your hand relaxes. No hazard of dropping cigarette while fatigued. No more nicotine finger stains. Leaves both hands free for driving. Have both hands free while smoking. Clips on various objects as well as finger. Hold cigarette against ring, press down and roll inside. Smoke cigarette up to 1/4 inch of ring then remove. If ring is too large or small hold over gas jet until it is pliable, then adjust to size."

AIBDC : 009454