Joe Camel Zippo

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Joe Camel was created in the 1950's in France by an unknown artist working on a promotion for the brand in Europe involving T-shirts. As an idea to promote Camel's 75th anniversary, the R.J. Reynolds U.S.A. marketing team, re-discovered Joe in the company's archives in the late 1980's. At that time, they found that the Camel brand had a reputation for being an "old-man's cigarette." In an effort to shake that lable and to make the brand more attractive to contemporary or "hip" smokers, Joe Camel became the mascot for the Camel brand from 1987 to 1997. Mired in controversy and heralded by fans worldwide Joe Camel memorabilia has become highly sought after by collectors from around the world.

The Joe Camel collection represented here on JoeCamelZippo represents years of collecting and a commitment to our favorite brand icon Joe Camel! I hope you enjoy the collection of artwork and collectibles located in the JoeCamelZippo gallery. Please feel free to contact us about our collection or site. Many items that I have duplicates of will show in the gallery as for sale. Also be sure to sign our guest book and visit the rest of the site including our blog, gallery, ebay store and links page.

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