cigarette mascot hospital In The 1940s and 1950s, Smoking Was Seen as Normal and Even Beneficial by Society. In This Context, Mr. Cig Emerged, a Character Created for Campaigns That Reinforced Acceptance and Introduced Mr. Ciggy” visits Children's Hospital

Mr. Ciggy visits Children's Hospital (1953) Black and white photo of a man in a hospital bed visited by a mascot. on Craiyon In the 1950s, it was completely normal for hospitals to sell cigarettes. Staff pushed carts through the wards offering packs alongside magazines and snacks, and patients could even smoke from their beds. In 1948, a bizarre and unsettling scene unfolded in a hospital room when a cigarette mascot appeared beside a patient as part of a promotional campaign. The grinning, anthropomorphic cigarette figureintended to

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