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Halfsheet, This image is a vintage advertisement for "Problem Moslem" cigarettes
, a brand produced by the Mahala-Problem cigarette factory in Berlin, Germany, around 1912. The poster was designed by graphic designer Hans Rudi Erdt and is an example of the Plakatstil (poster style) movement in German art.
The name "Mahala-Problem" was chosen to sound worldly and sophisticated, possibly referencing the Turkish origin of the raw tobacco used in the cigarettes. The brand was a well-known cigarette brand in pre-war Imperial Germany. |
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