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  2. Go-fast boat - Wikipedia

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    A go-fast boat is a small, fast powerboat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull. Depending on definitions used, it is either a speedboat (synonymously) or a certain type of speedboat. During the United States alcohol prohibition era, these boats were used in " rum-running ", transferring illegal liquor from larger vessels ...

  3. Jerry Jacoby - Wikipedia

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    It was the first of the 'Top Gun' line of Cigarette power boats. It was made by putting a 'block' into the 39' Cigarette mold, and fixing the raised bar deck of the 36' wide-beam racer (but with the standard 8' beam of the 35' and 39' models). In 1981 Jacoby, with his 37.6' Cigarette, Ajac Hawk, won the World Championship in Key West.

  4. John Player & Sons - Wikipedia

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    John Player & Sons, most often known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. In 1901 the company merged with twelve other companies to become a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland. [ 2 ] The company pioneered the advertising with trading (cigarette) cards.

  5. History of fishing - Wikipedia

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    The boats had narrow, high funnels so that the steam and thick coal smoke was released high above the deck and away from the fishermen. These funnels were nicknamed woodbines because they looked like the popular brand of cigarette. These boats had a crew of twelve made up of a skipper, driver, fireman (to look after the boiler) and nine deck ...

  6. History of commercial tobacco in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of commercial tobacco production in the United States dates back to the 17th century when the first commercial crop was planted. The industry originated in the production of tobacco for British pipes and snuff. See Tobacco in the American colonies. In late 18th century there was an increase in demand for tobacco in the United States ...

  7. Fishing vessel - Wikipedia

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    The boats had narrow, high funnels so that the steam and thick coal smoke was released high above the deck and away from the fishermen. These funnels were nicknamed woodbines because they looked like the popular brand of cigarette. These boats had a crew of twelve made up of a skipper, driver, fireman (to look after the boiler) and nine deck ...

  8. Meerschaum pipe - Wikipedia

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    Meerschaum pipe. A meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊ̯m] ⓘ, German for "sea foam") is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and is rather suggestive of sea foam (hence the German origin of the name, as well as the French name for ...

  9. Hope (cigarette) - Wikipedia

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    The television commercials showed foreign talents engaged in exhilarating Western leisure activities like skydiving, wakeboarding and boat racing to drive home the "freshness" story. The commercials were made even more popular with its jingle , sang by a 21-year-old Claire de la Fuente , a Karen Carpenter sound-alike . [ 11 ]