Chesterfield is put on by Philip Morris. Chesterfield cigarettes are a classic favorite. At due period Chesterfield was one of the most smoked brands of cigarettes in the United States. Discount prices out of any competition are available for Chesterfield Classic Cigarettes, Chesterfield Lights Cigarettes, and Chesterfield Ultra Lights Cigarettes.
Chesterfields are made for true smokers, and join the three important things in each cigarette - calmness, special taste and cooler smoking.
A brief history of this wonderful brand will show you how famous this brand was. Chesterfield cigarette was first produced and distributed by Drummond Tobacco Company of St. Louis, Missouri in the United States in the year 1883. Chesterfield cigarettes were produced by the well known company Liggett and Meyers and there were later sold to Philip Morris Tobacco Company. Named after the Chesterfield County in Virginia, these cigarettes were at one time considered the best cigarette brand in the market. They may not be so popular now, especially in the United States where smokers have not seen this brand for a long time. But any product which is considered one of the best in its category will never fade. Chesterfield cigarettes may not be popular in USA but they are still the number one brand in European countries. At present only two varieties of Chesterfield cigarettes are available in USA: Chesterfield Red Pack Filter and Chesterfield Non-Filter.
They had some famous followers in the early part of the 20th Century, they were at their peak then or you can also say that they were at the zenith, they boasted of having many celebrity followers like - James Dime, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball and the famous Paul Bryant. This was in the early 20th Century, even though they popularity has faded now-a-days as mentioned already they are smoked in many European countries especially the countries in Eastern Europe were they have a huge fan base. When Chesterfield cigarettes were popular in the United States their name was very involved in American culture and society. This was until the new laws banned the tobacco industry from many forms of advertising. Before the ban Chesterfield sponsored many early Radio and Television Shows such as Glenn Miller's Radio Show and early editions of Dragnet and Gunsmoke. The cigarettes were also featured in several popular movies, but now that the laws have limited them you might not see them very often any more.
