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Description:<\/strong>
\u201eTOUGH GUY Menthol is it A classic of Philippine tobacco production<\/strong>, intended for the local market, but also exported to some Asia-Pacific countries.
The design of the package is minimalistic but expressive - the name is placed in contrast on a white background. \u201e"TOUGH GUY"\u201c<\/strong>, whose colors (blue and red) convey American style image<\/strong>, and the green inscription MENTHOL<\/em> indicates a fresh menthol flavor.<\/p>\n

In the upper part - diagonal green triangle with repeating inscription "AMERICAN BLEND"\u201e<\/strong>, which occupies a distinctive place and provides a recognizable structure along the way.
The side has English text, including a warning about the harms of smoking (Smoking Seriously Reduces Health Risks<\/em>). On the bottom edge \u2013 the manufacturer's address Sterling Tobacco Corp., Philippines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The package is in pretty good condition \u2013 the original cellophane is wrinkled in places but not damaged; the cardboard is sturdy, the colors haven't faded.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> Average. Tough Guy is not widely distributed outside of Asia, so rare in Europe<\/strong>, especially the menthol version.
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> Good \u2013 minimal traces of time, small stains on the surface.
\u2013 Historical significance:<\/strong> The package reflects The 1990s period of Americanization of the Asian tobacco market<\/strong>, when local manufacturers created brands reminiscent of Western styles.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> TOUGH GUY \u2013 Menthol
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Philippines
Manufacturer:<\/strong> Sterling Tobacco Corporation
Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack, cellophane-wrapped
Production period:<\/strong> around 1990\u20132000.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":22250,"template":"","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[181],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22303","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-philippines","7":"desktop-align-left","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"sale","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple","17":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22304,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22303\/revisions\/22304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=22303"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=22303"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=22303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}