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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 ...
Reemtsma. East Germany. 1972; 52 years ago (1972) Caines. House of Prince. Denmark. 1990; 34 years ago (1990) Cambridge. Philip Morris USA.
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.
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.
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 ...
Chris-Craft Boats was an American boat manufacturer founded by Christopher Columbus Smith (1861–1939). [1] The company was sold by the Smith family in 1960 to NAFI Corporation, which changed its name to Chris-Craft Industries in 1962. The current successor is Chris-Craft Corporation, which produces motorboats under the Chris-Craft name.
Founded by R. J. Reynolds in 1875, [ 1 ] it is the largest tobacco company in the United States. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American, after merging with the U.S. operations of British American Tobacco in 2004. RJR has a large brand portfolio, which includes Camel, Newport, Doral, Eclipse, Kent, and Pall Mall.
Player's Navy Cut. Navy Cut Tobacco was a brand of cigarettes originally manufactured by Imperial Brands (formerly John Player & Sons) in Nottingham, England. Named "Player's Navy Cut," the brand gained popularity in Britain, Germany, and British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, later expanding to ...