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Product type | Cigarette |
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Produced by | Imperial Brands |
Introduced | 1883 |
Discontinued | 2015 (UK) |
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 |
Navy Cut Tobacco was a brand of cigarettes originally manufactured by Imperial Brands (formerly John Player & Sons) in Nottingham, England. Named "Player's Navy Cut," the brand gained popularity in Britain, Germany, and British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, later expanding to the United States.[1] The brand's packaging featured a distinctive logo of a sailor in a 'Navy Cut' cap.[2]
The term "Navy Cut" reportedly originated from sailors' practice of binding tobacco leaves with string or twine, allowing the tobacco to mature under pressure, and then slicing off a "cut" for use.[3] The product was also available in pipe tobacco form.