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Mass market factory produced cigarettes came later in America. They were first mass produced in France around 1845, a guy in Mexico made first rolling machine. Here they were first sold for factory workers to have a quick smoke during breaks. Before that was cigars and more commonly pipes. There may have been hand rolled ones but the explosion of use happened after their manufacture was consolidated and mechanized. Also when they got taxed and had to carry tax markings. Cigars were hand rolled in dirty conditions until in NYC the industry was consolidated in the name of public health (big business grab).

https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/a-brief-history-o... When were cigarettes first mass-produced? In 1881, James Bonsack invented a machine that could produce 120,000 cigarettes a day. He joined forces with Washington Duke’s son and in their first year they produced 10 million cigarettes – more than they could sell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette