Rizla +

The manufacture of cigarette papers by Rizla can be traced back to 1660, when Philip Lacroix began production. The date of 1796, which appears on the advert below (from Penthouse magazine, 1978), would appear to be when Napoleon agreed to Rizla supplying rolling papers to his troops. From 1865, rice paper was used, rather than tissue, the branding now being Rizla +, riz being the french word for rice. The company remained in the Lacroix family until 1978, the year of this advert, and has continued to grow with the new owners.

Back in the 1960s, it was often my task to get my dad's smoking requirements from our local corner shop, this being 'half an ounce of Old Holborn and a packet of green'..........