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Tobacconist

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Tobacconist's, Tobacco Shop, Cigarette Shop, Cigarettes

Category

Concessions, Shops

Message / Function

To indicate a place where tobacco and tobacco-related articles are sold

 

Source Description
UIC 413 Pictogram B.8.2: Tobacconist UIC 413 Side view of pipe and cigarette packet, three cigarettes projecting from packet
Old UIC 413 Pictogram Tobacconist UIC 413 b Side view of pipe and cigarette packet, three cigarettes projecting from packet
Deutsche Bahn (DB): Pictogram Tobacco Shop DB 2017 Side view of pipe and cigarette packet, three cigarettes projecting from packet
Modley & Myers page 99, Summer Olympics Munich 1972: Pictogram Tobacco Shop O'72 Side view of pipe and cigarette packet
Modley & Myers page 120, Transport Canada: Pictogram Tobacco Shop TC Side view of pipe and tobacco tin with oval label
Dreyfuss page 65: Pictogram Tobacco Dreyfuss Side view of cigarette packet, three cigarettes projecting from packet
Vector Stock Pictogram 43193489: Tobacconist by MartyInkTank MartyInkTank Side view of open cigarette packet, one cigarette protruding
Icon No 3631612: Tobacconist by Dinosoft Labs Dinosoft Labs Side view of open cigarette packet, one cigarette protruding, all in outline
D'source Pictogram Cigarette Shop by Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, India D'source Parallel projection of cigarette packet, five cigarettes protruding from packet
WTO Collection Page 208: Tobacco Shop (Portugal) WTO-Portugal Side view of pipe

Discussion

The set of pictograms available to indicate a place where tobacco and tobacco-related articles are sold is rather limited. Searching for pictograms online using the search term Tobacconist yields mostly variants for the referent Smoking, like cigarettes or pipes with smoke indicated. Such pictograms pose a high risk of being misunderstood.

In our research we did not discover any test data concerning the referent Tobacconist, so no statement can be made concerning comprehensibility of the pictograms available. But we expect that a high percentage of people probably will correctly identify the elements displayed in the pictograms above.

Tests of pictograms of referent Tobacconist

No data from research or tests is available in our database.

See also

Smoking, Newsstand, Shops

 

Updated 2024-12-04 by Ch.Brugger