 In the early 1900s, manufactures of Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes tripled their sales and became legitimate competitors to leading brands.The New York-based Greek tobacconist Soterios Anargyros
produced the hand-rolled Murad cigarettes, made of pure Turkish tobacco.Surely one of the most gorgeously over-the-top ad campaigns for any cigarette was the long-running series for Murad brand made by Rea Irvin.