Eckstein (cigarette)

German cigarette brand

Eckstein No. 5

An old German pack of Eckstein No. 5 cigarettes.

Product type| Cigarette
Owner| Reemtsma, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco
Produced by| Reemtsma, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco
Country| German Empire
Introduced| 1854; 171 years ago (1854)
Discontinued| 2015
Markets| See #Markets?Markets
Previous owners| Tobacco Manufakturisten Abraham M. Eckstein
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

Eckstein No. 5 was the oldest still existing German brand of cigarettes which was owned by Reemtsma, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco

## History

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This brand of cigarettes was manufactured since 1854 by the German Jewish tobacco manufacturer Abraham M. Eckstein in Göttingen. His sons moved production to Dresden in 1891. The cigarette company of Halpaus to the Eckstein Halpaus was adopted in the 1920s by the former Cologne cigarette company Haus Neuerburg and immediately merged the company A. M. Eckstein & sons with Breslauer's company, which in turn was acquired in 1935 after cooperation with Reemtsma started in 1928, who hold the trademark rights to this day.[1] The brand was discontinued in August 2015.[2]

An old poster of the Eckstein Capo cigarettes from the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Eckstein cigarettes were always unfiltered. The slogan printed on the back of each pack is: "Real and right", located on the side of the package product characteristics of the manufacturer the following slogan is written: "Fine tobacco, through and through spicy. Without the filter, an honest enjoyment."

In addition to other products, the cigarette brand also belonged to the 1930s[3] range cigarette brand Da Capo, from which there is a well-known poster from the time of World War I.[4]

In 2015, the brand was discontinued.

## Markets

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Eckstein cigarettes were mainly sold in the German Empire, but were also sold in the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Allied-occupied Germany, West Germany and Germany.[5][6][7][8]

## Products

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* Eckstein No. 5

Below are all the current brands of Eckstein cigarettes sold, with the levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide included.

Pack | Tar | Nicotine | Carbon monoxide

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Eckstein No. 5 | 10 mg | 0,9 mg | 10 mg

## See also

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* Tobacco smoking

## References

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1. ^ "DPMAregister - Marken - Registerauskunft". Register.dpma.de. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
2. ^ "Eckstein No. 5, Juno und Salem No. 6 werden ab Mitte Mai zu Reval ohne Filter". Zeda-group.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
3. ^ Österreichische Gesellschaft für Fremdenverkehr: Handbuch für den oesterreichischen Fremdenverkehr, 1934, S. 269; (Ausschnittscan Teil 1), (Ausschnittscan Teil 2)
4. ^ Webseite zum Weltkriegs-Werbeplakat der Eckstein-Marke Da Capo
5. ^ "BrandEckstein No5 - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
6. ^ "Eckstein No.5". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
7. ^ "Eckstein No.3". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
8. ^ "Brands". Cigarety.by. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.