Put it in context!

Put it in context!

100 years ago our Victory Cigarettes poster might have been hanging at a store like this!

Victory Cigarettes Poster

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Destination: Malacca, Malaysia

Dude looks like a lady—and he is! Back in the China of the 1920s, it wasn’t considered appropriate to have women appear in ads, so middle-aged men dressed in imperial-style drag served as stand-ins. This is a replica of an old Victory Cigarettes promotional poster, many of which washed up on the shores of Malaysia, where the Chinese influence has always been strong.

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When Parameswara founded the Malacca Empire in 1400, he was determined to turn the port into a major trading destination. Besides setting up trade-friendly infrastructure, he actively courted the Chinese, both for ... Read More

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Replica
Slight creasing
2.4 x 1.6 ft

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