When candy cigarettes first appeared in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the product was designed to mimic the real thing, from its brightly decorated packaging to its artificial white-and-orange "cigarette" wrapping, and sold alongside real cigarettes
1896 is the date that Art Metal Works (Ronson) was incorporated and moved to Newark, New Jersey
Design coherence: The mechanism should justify the formgood engineering feels right in hand
Increased Profit Margins: Selling cigarettes in cartons allows businesses to capitalize on bulk sales and maximize profit margins
Consumers are meant to infer that they somehow benefit from the lack of additives, though a warning box clarifies that No additives in our tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette. In Winstons case, smoking 100% tobacco is meant to make the smoker feel more hardcore or serious a true smoker No Bull. Other Winston ads from the late 90s render Winstons as a Real Cigarette, presumably as opposed to a sissy cigarette, and some use the simple slogan, Straight up a slang term connoting both honest, straight-talk and something that isnt watered down (as in an alcoholic beverage with no ice)