Chesterfields are made for real smokers, and combine the three important things in each cigarette – mildness, excellent taste and cooler smoking. The
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company is known for
Chesterfield, a cigarette brand that they manufactured from 1911 until 1998. The
Drummond Tobacco Company of St. Louis, Missouri began making
Chesterfield cigarettes in 1873. A ’plug tobacco war’ was fought during 1897 and 1898 with Drummond and Liggett & Myers on one side, and American Tobacco Company on the other. In October, 1898, Liggett & Myers became part of ATCo trust and continued to produce
Chesterfield until the 1911 trust dissolution. L&M reblended and repackaged
Chesterfield. Nowadays,
Chesterfield is manufactured by
Philip Morris. At present
Chesterfield cigarettes are a classic favorite. At due period
Chesterfield was one of the most smoked brands of cigarettes in the United States.