Steps in the manufacture of cigarettes. 



1. The making machine combines tobacco and paper into a 



continuous rod that is cut into individual cigarettes. 



2. The tipping machine receives the cigarettes and attaches 



the filter. 



3. An inspection device monitors each cigarette and per- 



forms a series of tests for density, weight, length, and cir- 

 cumference. 



Finished cigarettes are collected in trays that are automati- 

 cally fed to the packing machine. 



The packing machine puts the correct number of cigar- 

 ettes into each pack and. after inspection, wraps them for 

 delivery to other machines for packing into cartons and 

 crates. 



The Cigar Industry 



The cigar industry in this country began in 

 homes on tobacco-growing farms. Shops em- 

 ploying skilled cigarmakers began to appear after 

 1800, and larger factories gradually evolved from 

 these. The making of cigars on farms eventually 

 disappeared, but the practice of making them by 

 hand in the small shops persisted as an important 

 phase of the industry throughout most of the 19th 

 century. 



With the perfection of cigar-making machinery 

 during this century, the industry has rapidly 

 evolved into fewer and larger establishments. In 

 the last 25 years alone, the number of factories 

 producing cigars has been reduced from 1 ,800 to 

 less than 200. All cigars, except the most expen- 

 sive are now made by machines. 



There are three components of the cigar— filler, 

 binder, and wrapper. For the manufacture of 

 some cigars, imported leaf is used for part orall of 



the cigar. Presently, considerably less than one- 

 half of the cigar leaf used in the industry is 

 domestically grown. 



Reconstituted Tobacco Sheet 



"Reconstituted sheet" is now used as a sub- 

 stitute for natural cigar binders on most cigars, 

 and an increasing percentage also have reconsti- 

 tuted wrappers. Those with reconstituted wrap- 

 pers often do not have the inner binder. 



In manufacturing this material, tobacco is 

 ground into a fine power, mixed with a cohesive 

 agent, and rolled into a flat sheet of uniform thick- 

 ness and quality. The moisture is controlled 

 throughout all the various stages of production. 

 The finished material has the taste and aroma 

 of natural leaf and a consistent burning quality. 



The use of reconstituted sheets results in 

 substantial savings both in leaf and labor costs. 

 Natural leaf binders have to be nearly pern\ 



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