The Story - Le Zouave
They say necessity is the mother of invention. We agree.
In the 19th Century, during the battle of Sevastopol, a French soldier (also known as a “Zouave”) had his clay pipe broken by a stray bullet. Ever resourceful, he had the brilliant idea to roll his tobacco in a piece of paper torn from his bag of gunpowder.
For more than 130 years, the image of Le Zouave has adorned every Zig-Zag product as a tribute to the creative soldier.
Zig-Zag History
In 1879, brothers Maurice and Jacques Braunstein established a business in Paris to produce fine cigarette paper in flat booklets.
In 1894 the Braunstein brothers perfected a packaging process that allowed the papers to automatically dispense from the booklet one at a time. They patented their invention and named the new product “Zig-Zag” after the Z shape the interleaved papers make when pulled from the package. This revolutionary process became a new packaging standard that’s still in use today.
In 1900 Zig-Zag papers gained international recognition when they were awarded a gold medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris. Six years later, Zig-Zag was registered as a trademark and found fame all over the world. During the 1960s and 70s, Zig-Zag’s popularity grew across the United States and Le Zouave became an icon of the counterculture.
With more than 130 years of expertise, Zig-Zag continues to provide a range of premium quality rolling papers that deliver superior smoking experiences.
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