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[[File:City de Luxe-6.jpg|thumb]]City De Luxe was a subbrand of [[GBD]] and [[Oppenheimer Pipe]] started in 1921 and for a time the most popular pipe in the 5/6 shilling range of pipes in Britain in the 1930s.   
[[File:City de Luxe-6.jpg|thumb]][[File:City_DeLuxeAd_02.jpg|thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:City_DeLuxeAd_01.jpg|thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[City_DeluxeAd_03.jpg|thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]City De Luxe was a subbrand of [[GBD]] and [[Oppenheimer Pipe]] started in 1921 and for a time the most popular pipe in the 5/6 shilling range of pipes in Britain in the 1930s.   


The trademark of the line was an inserted star on the stem, and pipes were made with both English and French markings.  For more information see [[GBD]].
The trademark of the line was an inserted star on the stem, and pipes were made with both English and French markings.  For more information see [[GBD]].

Revision as of 21:51, 27 April 2020

City de Luxe-6.jpg
Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka

thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug ValitchkaCity De Luxe was a subbrand of GBD and Oppenheimer Pipe started in 1921 and for a time the most popular pipe in the 5/6 shilling range of pipes in Britain in the 1930s.

The trademark of the line was an inserted star on the stem, and pipes were made with both English and French markings. For more information see GBD.


Several Catalog pages from a Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog featured City de Luxe models.