Making the Cigarettes

Max 80 producing cigarettes

image of Max 80 machine that produced the cigarette

The Max 80Click for a glossary definition section of the Protos machine used tipping paperClick for a glossary definition to attach the tobacco rodsClick for a glossary definition to the filters. Filter rods were created so that they were four times as long as the filter used in a cigarette. These filter rods were cut in half, and tobacco rods were attached on either side. Then, the filter was cut in half again to make two cigarettes, and every other cigarette was flipped so that the cigarettes all faced the same direction when packed.