I mean the piece of paper that is wrapped around the filter on many brands of cigarettes - usually tan with yellow spots. Possibly it represents something that was part of a cigarette when they were made in the 19th century?
Thanks
It is supposed to look like cork, which was used as a tip on cigarettes in the 30’s. Viceroy cigarettes were the first brand with a cork tip in 1936. Today, the tipping paper is printed with the familiar mottled pattern to simulate the appearance of a cork tip.
It’s crossed my mind that tipping paper looks a bit like cork but I thought that a cork tip would have blocked the end, obviously not. Thanks for clearing that up.
Having never actually smoked a cork-tipped cigarette, I am not certain, but I don’t think the cork was supposed to be a filter. It was more like a mouthpiece, with a hole in it, that kept the lips off the tobacco so as to stay cool even when you got down to that last satisfying puff.
Am I the only one here that hasn’t thought cigarette makers should make a line for women with red tips to conceal the lipstick that gets left on them?