Postcard History

March 13, 2026

Tag: cigarette ad campaigns

  • I’d Rather Fight than Switch

    I’d Rather Fight than Switch

    Bob Toal

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    Selling tobacco with a symbol (the tobacco-store indian statue) or a slogan (“I’d rather fight than switch”) has a long and storied history. But “I’d rather fight than switch” wasn’t original with the old Taryton brand. Here’s the story.

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
October 11, 2021 13 Comments
He is one of America’s favorites! Bob Petley had a long and successful career in postcards. This account has it all; a biography, a checklist, and examples from the files of a man who had no reason to be funny but left us laughing at each other and ourselves for decades.

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