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[[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]][[File:City_DeluxeAd_03.jpg|thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:CityDeluxe_Tuscan_Lip.jpg|thumb|Tuscan Lip box, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[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]] | |||
[[File:City_DeluxeAd_03.jpg|thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | |||
[[File:CityDeluxe_Tuscan_Lip.jpg|thumb|Tuscan Lip box, 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. | |||
<gallery widths= | 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]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery widths=250 heights=150 caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:GoldStar01.jpg|Gold Star | File:GoldStar01.jpg|Gold Star | ||
File:GoldStar07.jpg|Gold Star Detail | File:GoldStar07.jpg|Gold Star Detail | ||
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CityDeLuxe-BentBilliard13.jpg | CityDeLuxe-BentBilliard13.jpg | ||
CityDeLuxe14-BentBilliard.jpg | CityDeLuxe14-BentBilliard.jpg | ||
City de Luxe Straight Grain.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Catalogs == | |||
Several Catalog pages from a [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog] featured City de Luxe models. | Several Catalog pages from a [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog] featured City de Luxe models. | ||
<gallery widths=200 heights=275 caption="Pages from Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog, courtesy Václav Blahovec"> | |||
File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg13-CityDeLuxe.JPG | File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg13-CityDeLuxe.JPG | ||
File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg14-CityDeLuxe.JPG | File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg14-CityDeLuxe.JPG | ||
File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg15-CityDeLuxe.JPG | File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg15-CityDeLuxe.JPG | ||
File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg16-CityDeLuxe.JPG | File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg16-CityDeLuxe.JPG | ||
</gallery | </gallery> | ||
<gallery> | == Advertisement == | ||
<gallery widths=200 heights=275> | |||
File:City de Luxe-01.png | File:City de Luxe-01.png | ||
File:City De Luxe bulldog.JPG | File:City De Luxe bulldog.JPG | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Great Britain]] | [[Category: Great Britain]] | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 3 December 2022
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.
Gallery
- Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Gold Star
Gold Star Detail
Catalogs
Several Catalog pages from a Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog featured City de Luxe models.
- Pages from Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog, courtesy Václav Blahovec
