A cigarette machine can refer to one of two things. One is a vending machine that dispenses cigarettes and the other, more common usage of the term cigarette machine is a small device that is used to make cigarettes (more specifically referred to as a cigarette making machine). Cigarette machines of each type come in various sizes and styles.

Cigarette vending machines have existed for about a hundred years. Recently fewer cigarette vending machine installations exist throughout the western world and this has happened for several reasons. One reason is the decline of smoking, another is that cigarette vending machines have been outlawed in many areas (including the entirety of Canada since the mid 80s) because they do not provide a way to check and make sure cigarettes are not being sold to minors. There are various ways that have been developed so that cigarette machines will not sell cigarettes to minors - for example a cigarette machine may require a nearby clerk to flip a switch to turn it on after receiving proof of age from some kind of identification, while other commercial cigarette machines require someone to enter a token which is given to them after their ID has been checked to verify that they can legally purchase cigarettes from a cigarette machine. While the cigarette machine has become scarcer and scarcer in the west, they are still very widespread in many eastern countries, and if you are interested in antique cigarette vending machines as collectibles (antique cigarette machines), vintage cigarette vending machines can be acquired from other cigarette machine enthusiasts.

Cigarette making machines such as the Top O Matic cigarette making machine or the Premier Supermatic cigarette machine are basically a small tube shaped device that lets you put tobacco and the ingredients you want in the cigarette into one end and put the cigarette paper into the other end, then roll the two together with a press plunger or some other kind of similar mechanism. Many of these cigarette machines are basically simple, but you may want to find Premier Supermatic cigarette machine instructions or info on whatever other kind of cigarette machine you are interested in to help you use it correctly. Cigarette machine sales take place at tobacco shops, from cigarette accessory catalogs and from vendors online. Besides the manual cigarette machines that are generally the least expensive, you can also find automatic cigarette making machines. An automatic cigarette machine carries out the wrapping of the cigarette with an electric motor. Either way, the basic idea is the same and a cigarette machine makes it possible for you to quickly and easily wrap your own cigarettes.