BrandCameo
Brand Cameo
- Cameo Mentholated Cork Tip (Canadian version 1a) S-10-B - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Cork Tip (Canadian version 1b) S-20-B - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Filter (Canadian version 1--1960s) KS-20-B - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Filter (Canadian version 1--1960s) KS-25-B - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Filter (Canadian version 2--1970s-80s
- Cameo Menthol (Canadian version 3--1990s-present) KS-20-H - Canada
- Cameo Menthol (Canadian version 3--duty-free) KS-25-B - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Extra Mild (Canadian version 1--1970s-80s) KS-20-H - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Extra Mild (Canadian version 1) KS-25-B - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Extra Mild (Canadian version 2a--1990s-2007) KS-20-H - Canada
- Cameo Menthol Extra Mild (Canadian version 2a) KS-25-B - Canada
- Cameo Virginia Mild (South African version) KS-20-H - South Africa
- Cameo Virginia Mild (South African version) KS-30-H - South Africa
- Cameo Elegante (South African version) L-20-B - South Africa
The Canadian version of Cameo was introduced in 1935 by Imperial Tobacco Canada. It was first a cork-tipped, mentholated cigarette, and was brought to market to compete with Macdonald Menthol, which W.C. Macdonald introduced the year before. The modern version of Cameo (king size [86 mm], with a modern filter tip) was likely introduced in the late 1950s or early 1960s, superceding the cork-tipped version.
The pack's design has had few changes over the years. An extra mild king-size version of Cameo was introduced in the mid-1970s; it was renamed "Cameo Frost" in 2007, as the words "light" and "mild" were banned from Canadian cigarette packages. In 1988, a mild version of Cameo, called Cameo Special, was introduced, but it did not last on the market for very long.
In 2008, Imperial Tobacco Canada ceased their Canadian manufacturing operations; today, all of Imperial's brands (including Cameo) are produced in Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
Cameo is also produced in South Africa.
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