An old pack of Senior Service cigarettes
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Product type | Cigarette |
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Owner | Gallaher Group, a division of Japan Tobacco |
Introduced | 1925 |
Senior Service is a brand of filterless cigarette made by the Gallaher Group division of Japan Tobacco, named after the nickname of the Royal Navy. The brand's emblem is a sailing ship. Originally launched in 1925 by J. A. Pattreiouex Ltd, a company that was acquired by Gallaher in 1937. Senior Service is still available in various supermarkets throughout the United Kingdom, and is one of the most expensive brands available for purchase.
James Bond smokes Senior Service cigarettes in Ian Fleming's novel, The Spy Who Loved Me.