From the 1980s until 2003 there are documents from Austria Tabak where they declare the introduction year of Memphis as 1897, but in 2005 they launched a new line called Memphis 1896 - and from there on they printed "Since 1896" on the Memphis packs. Austria Tabak can trace its origin to 1784, the year that the tobacco monopoly "Osterreichische Tabakregie" was formed. The name symbolized the origin of the tobacco used in Egypt.
From the 1980s until 2003, Austria Tabak documents show that Memphis was first introduced in 1897, but in 2005, they launched a new line called Memphis 1896 and started including "Since 1896" on their packaging. The company's origins can be traced back to 1784 with the formation of the tobacco monopoly "Osterreichische Tabakregie".