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ab - Abkhazian
abs - Ambonese Malay
ace - Achinese
ady - Adyghe
ady-cyrl - Adyghe (Cyrillic script)
aeb - Tunisian Arabic
aeb-arab - Tunisian Arabic (Arabic script)
aeb-latn - Tunisian Arabic (Latin script)
af - Afrikaans
ak - Akan
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alt - Southern Altai
am - Amharic
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an - Aragonese
ang - Old English
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av - Avaric
avk - Kotava
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az - Azerbaijani
azb - South Azerbaijani
ba - Bashkir
ban - Balinese
ban-bali - ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ
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be - Belarusian
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bi - Bislama
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blk - Pa'O
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lt - Lithuanian
ltg - Latgalian
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lzh - Literary Chinese
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mad - Madurese
mai - Maithili
map-bms - Basa Banyumasan
mdf - Moksha
mg - Malagasy
mh - Marshallese
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mi - Maori
min - Minangkabau
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ml - Malayalam
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mrj - Western Mari
ms - Malay
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mt - Maltese
mus - Muscogee
mwl - Mirandese
my - Burmese
myv - Erzya
mzn - Mazanderani
na - Nauru
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nan - Min Nan Chinese
nap - Neapolitan
nb - Norwegian Bokmål
nds - Low German
nds-nl - Low Saxon
ne - Nepali
new - Newari
ng - Ndonga
nia - Nias
niu - Niuean
nl - Dutch
nl-informal - Dutch (informal address)
nmz - Nawdm
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no - Norwegian
nod - Northern Thai
nov - Novial
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nrm - Norman
nso - Northern Sotho
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oc - Occitan
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olo - Livvi-Karelian
om - Oromo
or - Odia
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pcm - Nigerian Pidgin
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pih - Norfuk / Pitkern
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rm - Romansh
rmc - Carpathian Romani
rmy - Vlax Romani
rn - Rundi
ro - Romanian
roa-tara - Tarantino
rsk - Pannonian Rusyn
ru - Russian
rue - Rusyn
rup - Aromanian
ruq - Megleno-Romanian
ruq-cyrl - Megleno-Romanian (Cyrillic script)
ruq-latn - Megleno-Romanian (Latin script)
rw - Kinyarwanda
ryu - Okinawan
sa - Sanskrit
sah - Sakha
sat - Santali
sc - Sardinian
scn - Sicilian
sco - Scots
sd - Sindhi
sdc - Sassarese Sardinian
sdh - Southern Kurdish
se - Northern Sami
se-fi - davvisámegiella (Suoma bealde)
se-no - davvisámegiella (Norgga bealde)
se-se - davvisámegiella (Ruoŧa bealde)
sei - Seri
ses - Koyraboro Senni
sg - Sango
sgs - Samogitian
sh - Serbo-Croatian
shi - Tachelhit
shi-latn - Tachelhit (Latin script)
shi-tfng - Tachelhit (Tifinagh script)
shn - Shan
shy - Shawiya
shy-latn - Shawiya (Latin script)
si - Sinhala
simple - Simple English
sjd - Kildin Sami
sje - Pite Sami
sk - Slovak
skr - Saraiki
skr-arab - Saraiki (Arabic script)
sl - Slovenian
sli - Lower Silesian
sm - Samoan
sma - Southern Sami
smn - Inari Sami
sms - Skolt Sami
sn - Shona
so - Somali
sq - Albanian
sr - Serbian
sr-ec - Serbian (Cyrillic script)
sr-el - Serbian (Latin script)
srn - Sranan Tongo
sro - Campidanese Sardinian
ss - Swati
st - Southern Sotho
stq - Saterland Frisian
sty - Siberian Tatar
su - Sundanese
sv - Swedish
sw - Swahili
syl - ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ
szl - Silesian
szy - Sakizaya
ta - Tamil
tay - Tayal
tcy - Tulu
tdd - Tai Nuea
te - Telugu
tet - Tetum
tg - Tajik
tg-cyrl - Tajik (Cyrillic script)
tg-latn - Tajik (Latin script)
th - Thai
ti - Tigrinya
tk - Turkmen
tl - Tagalog
tly - Talysh
tly-cyrl - толыши
tn - Tswana
to - Tongan
tpi - Tok Pisin
tr - Turkish
tru - Turoyo
trv - Taroko
ts - Tsonga
tt - Tatar
tt-cyrl - Tatar (Cyrillic script)
tt-latn - Tatar (Latin script)
tum - Tumbuka
tw - Twi
ty - Tahitian
tyv - Tuvinian
tzm - Central Atlas Tamazight
udm - Udmurt
ug - Uyghur
ug-arab - Uyghur (Arabic script)
ug-latn - Uyghur (Latin script)
uk - Ukrainian
ur - Urdu
uz - Uzbek
uz-cyrl - Uzbek (Cyrillic script)
uz-latn - Uzbek (Latin script)
ve - Venda
vec - Venetian
vep - Veps
vi - Vietnamese
vls - West Flemish
vmf - Main-Franconian
vmw - Makhuwa
vo - Volapük
vot - Votic
vro - Võro
wa - Walloon
war - Waray
wls - Wallisian
wo - Wolof
wuu - Wu Chinese
xal - Kalmyk
xh - Xhosa
xmf - Mingrelian
xsy - Saisiyat
yi - Yiddish
yo - Yoruba
yrl - Nheengatu
yue - Cantonese
za - Zhuang
zea - Zeelandic
zgh - Standard Moroccan Tamazight
zh - Chinese
zh-cn - Chinese (China)
zh-hans - Simplified Chinese
zh-hant - Traditional Chinese
zh-hk - Chinese (Hong Kong)
zh-mo - Chinese (Macau)
zh-my - Chinese (Malaysia)
zh-sg - Chinese (Singapore)
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<!-- PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHEN EDITING THIS PAGE AND DON'T REMOVE TRANSLATION MARKERS! For more information please see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Translate/Page_translation_administration#Changing_the_source_text. --> <languages /> [[Image:GBD CityDeLuxe 1932.jpg|thumb|1932 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] [[Image:GBD_Brochure.jpg|thumb|GBD Brochure, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] [[Image:GBD 001.JPG|thumb]] [[Image:City de Luxe-1.png|thumb]] [[Image:City de Luxe-2.png|thumb]] [[Image:City de Luxe-3.jpg|thumb]] [[Image:Camelia.JPG|thumb]] [[Image:GBD-00088.png|thumb]] == A history of GBD == In 1850 three gentlemen got together in Paris to establish a firm dedicated to the fabrication of Meerschaum pipes – a courageous step in politically restless times. '''G'''anneval probably came from the area of [[Saint-Claude]] where he had learned making wooden pipes. '''B'''ondier's family obviously came from Paris and had emigrated in 1789 to Geneva. He himself had worked as a wood turner in the clay and china pipe industry in and around Saint-Claude making stem extensions etc. '''D'''onninger was an Austrian or Swiss and had worked in Vienna, the world's center of the Meerschaum pipe. They agreed on the acronym '''GBD''' selecting the initials of their surnames. Bondier survived his partners for nearly 30 years. Their places were taken by others. Hence the property of GBD and therewith the company's official name changed several times. * Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger * Bondier, Ulrich & Cie. * Bine, Marechal & Cie. and finally * A. Marechal, Ruchon & Cie. Meanwhile the GBD name was well established and thus retained. '''August Marechal''' and '''Ferdinand Ruchon''' led the firm into the 20th century. They were in charge of the company for more than 50 years. Few details are known about the early fabrication of Meerschaum pipes. But as elsewhere too, the bulk was made as figural carvings. However at a remarkable early time GBD also offered standard models such as Bents, derivations of clay pipes reminding of current Dublins or Belges and early Bulldog variations. Very early the proprietors of GBD recognized the inestimable advantages of briar wood for tobacco pipes. Shortly after the first fabrications in Saint-Claude had started they fixed contacts with suppliers there and began to obtain the new raw material to produce briar pipes in Paris. Soon the briars outdid the Meerschaums as the mainstay product. Business and reputation developed quickly and well. During it's first 40 years, GBD was honored with 15 medals of achievement on important international fairs worldwide. This helped a lot to introduce the brand successfully not only in Europe, but also in the USA, Canada, Australia and a little bit later in South Africa. From the very beginning GBD obtained only best quality stummels and/or pre-drilled pipes. At that time the prices for pipes were primarily diversified by the materials used for the stems and their extansions and the number and the styling of silver or gold bandages. Amber, horn, ivory and quill were used widely before around the end of the 1870's Vulcanite was used more frequently. The better clientele appreciated costly manufactured tailor-made cases. A survey dating from 1886 shows basic program of 125 shapes, including 12 Billiard, 36 Bent and 46 Dublin (or similar) shapes. Many of them displayed a "hoof" to allow the pipe to sit on plain surfaces. These program formed the kernel of GBD's splendid presentation at the Amsterdam World's Fair 1888. A distinguishing mark of the GBDs were the slim shanks. Early GBDs were made only in one single grade concerning the wood’s quality, later supplemented by a second one, and there was only a very limited number of finishes. But toward the end of the 19th century, the demand changed. For example the Britons preferred darker stainings. More differentiated customer’s wishes made the introduction of additional markings necessary. GBD Xtra and GBD Special were very early models who’s names indicated special final treatments and / or fitments. The standard quality was stamped simply with GBD. <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=250 heights=165 caption="French-made 1892 GBD bulldog. The pipe is unique not only for its age and condition, but it appears to have some connection to the renowned French general, Alfred-Amédée Dodds. Courtesy Anthony Cook (cooksfinepipeworks.com), who restored it."> File:1892gbd-200.jpg File:1892gbd-203.jpg File:1892gbd-204.jpg File:1892gbd-205.jpg File:1892gbd-206.jpg </gallery> At the end of the 19th century GBD offered 1,500 models(!). (Please note however, that the same shape offered with three different materials for the stems was counted thrice!) In the first decade of the 20th century stems made of amber and synthetic amber were still widely used, but Vulcanite and horn had become the most popular materials. A further sign of the times were army mount pipes which were available meanwhile in 30 different shapes of inceasing popularity. The winner of the day was the Billiard (36 shapes now), along with 36 Bents and 32 Dublins / Zulus. Best newcomer was the Bulldog (15). The hoofs were almost out of fashion. There is a very simple explanation for GBD's program to turn more "British": GBD became a British company soon after the turn of the century! In 1902 Marechal and Ruchon sold GBD to '''A. Oppenheimer & Co.''' in London. Charles Oppenheimer had founded this successful trade business in 1860 as an import-/export house. His brothers David and Adolphe and brother-in-law Louis Adler soon joined him. Adolphe took over when Charles went to Germany as British ambassador. Briar pipes were among the first products traded. The business relation to GBD in Paris began as early as 1870. Being the most important customer in the English speaking world, Oppenheimer & Co. were designated as sole distributor for Great Britain, the USA and Canada in 1897. Especially Adolphe Oppenheimer had a burning interest in the pipe business, and Louis' son James Adler shared that. He should play the most important role in the amicable merger of GBD. A. Marechal, Ruchon and Cie. in Paris was now '''Marechal, Ruchon & Co. Ltd.''' (see '''[[Marechal Ruchon & Cie.]]''' page) - a British firm with four directors: Adolphe Oppenheimer and James Adler had their seat in the head office in London while Auguste Marechal and Ferdinand Ruchon went on leading the GBD factory in the Rue des Balkan in Paris, which was considerably extended and modernised. Ruchon acted as CEO. At the same time when the negotiatios with GBD started Oppenheimer also acquired two pipe factories in Saint-Claude: '''Sina & Cie.''' and '''C.J. Verguet Freres'''. Merging them a huge plant came into being that was thoroughly reconstructed and reorganized. The management was headed by Lucien Verguet. This new Saint-Claude factory was ready to operate in 1906. Beside it's very own commercial activities in pipe production it's main task was to supply prefabricated bowls. Simultaneously Oppenheimer started to build a pipe factory in London. It was opened in 1903, but the forecasts had been over-optimistic for it's capacity could not be utilized to the full until World War I. Things changed as the French pipe factories lacked more and more workers who were called to the front. In 1916 the ledgers registered that 18,000 of 27,000 dozens bowls manufactured in Saint-Claude were determined via GBD Paris for GBD London. Wherewith London had become the more important location. After the war, GBD continued production both in London and in Paris. London GBDs mainly went into the national trade and as well into the British Empire and the USA. Paris on the other hand served the French and the other European markets. The location of the factories influenced the GBD history furthermore in the future although later on the products of both countries occasionally were marketed side to side to match special market requests. In 1920 Oppenheimer had purchased '''[[BBB]]''' (Blumfeld’s Best Briar, formerly A. Frankau) and little later '''[[Loewe & Co.]]''' and large shares of '''[[Comoy's]] of London'''. The economic crisis in the early 1920s induced the foundation of '''Cadogan Investments Ltd.''', named for it’s seat at Cadogan Square in London. The Cadogan group was a superordinated holding company, in order to tune all activities of Oppenheimer’s brands in the pipe industry. Whereby an extensive independence of the single brands was preserved. Remember, the Oppenheimers and Adlers weren’t pipe specialists, but rather sales people who depended on their experts in the British and French plants. Several Catalog pages from a [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog] featured GBD models, as well as several of the other brands. <gallery mode="slideshow" widths=185 heights=240 caption="Pages from Circa 1950s Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog, courtesy Václav Blahovec"> File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg4-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg5-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg6-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg7-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg8-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg9-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg10-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg11-GBD.JPG File:1950sOppenheimerCatalogPg12-GBD.JPG </gallery> The claims after the 1st World War demanded further distinctions. First of all was the ''London Made'', which became the ''Standard London Made'', followed by the ''New Era''-- in 1931 the top model asking 12½ Shilling. The ''Pedigree'', although sketched around 1926, was not produced until the later 1930s. The ''New Standard'' was introduced in order to give the popular Standard of the 20s a higher rank in value. The ''Prehistoric'', a deeply sandblasted black pipe, that still carried the small GBD Xtra stamp, was entirely new and unusual. The French GBDs more or less followed the same developments, although Xtra and Speciale very longly used there. In the late 1920s a GBD with a metal filter system was introduced under the name ''Extra Dry''. Also from Paris came another important new feature: the introduction of the inserted metal plate with the GBD initials on the stems. That insert added a further "touch of class" to the pipes and in London it was attached immediately. The solid demand for GBD pipes also encouraged the management to introduce a number of sub brands designed to win new buyers. We can list such sub brands as follows: * The '''[[City de Luxe]]''' (1921) had an inserted star on the stem as trademark and were marketed in England and in France. These pipes were the bestseller of the 5½ Shilling class in the 1930s in Great Britain. * Reserved for the French market remained the even more favorable GBD brand '''Marcee''', a derivative of Marechal Ruchon & Co. Ltd. that was offered until the 2nd World War and for another one or two years afterwards. * The '''[[Camelia]]''' - made in London as a 2½ Shilling line - was only around for a few years. * Important to mention is also the '''[[Riseagle]]'''—completely produced in Paris before the wartime for England’s smokers who wanted “a cheap but dependable British made pipe”… one of the most successful 1 Shilling pipes until 1939! The introduction of the luxury impact on the excise tax for pipes after the war put an end to this cheap brand. Other brands of this time were marketed with even larger independence. The '''[[Dr. Plumb's]]''' had been developed by the Parisian sales manager J.B. Rubinovich in 1925 when GBD France needed “a cheap line of pipes" especially for the Canadian market. In fact, the new brand was nicknamed for Mr. Rubinovich’s secretary Leslie W. Plumb, whose most important business was "to doctor figure" the ledgers. Dr. Plumb’s made their way not only in Canada. - The '''Peter Piper''', as well as the Dr. Plumb’s produced in Saint-Claude, is another great example that stampings like "London made" or "London England" are not always totally trustworthy also on older pipes! Not only today numberless brands are made in Saint-Claude and stamped with whatever the buyer wants to be stamped... == Galleries == <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200> Fleur de Lis.jpg|Courtesy Doug Valitchka GBD-MRC.jpg|GBD Pipe with "MRC" band, Marechal Ruchon & Cie, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist] GBDMeerschaum-2640&Case.jpg|An early [[GBD Meerschaum 2640|GBD Meerschaum]], courtesy of Todd Becker "Deadmanspipes", via Janise Mills GBDcasedBentweb.jpg|French made New Era, courtesy G.L.Pease Collection GBD9242NS.jpg|New Standard, bent Rhodesian (#9242) shape, courtesy G.L.Pease Collection GBD Unique Straight Grain.JPG|Beautiful examples from Václav Blahovec's collection Silver GBD pipes from my collection.JPG|Examples of silver embellished GBDs from Václav Blahovec's collection GBD1.jpg|GBD Estate Pipe Virgin Bent Billiard 508, courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/ Smoker's Haven] GBD2.jpg|GBD Estate Pipe Unique Magnum Sized Bent Champaigne Sitter, courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/ Smoker's Haven] GBD3.jpg|GBD Estate Pipe Unique Magnum Sized Bent Champaigne Sitter, courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/ Smoker's Haven] GBD4.jpg|courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/ Smoker's Haven] 885-88.png|GBD SPECIALE, courtesy [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes] NE 1-8.jpg|GBD NEW ERA A.L'ALGERIEN PARIS 1930-40, courtesy [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes] 1019-01-1.jpg|GBD UNIQUE Straight Grain, London England, courtesy [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes] gbdProdsg2.jpg|GBD Prodigy Super Grain, London England, courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection Gbd.gif|Left 2 are French, right is English, Colossus, 7.25" long, courtesy Derek Green 18898.JPG|courtesy Yuriy Novikov GBD 1.jpg|GBD Standard 1054 France, courtesy Yuriy Novikov Сollection BULL 1-1.jpg|GBD Prehistoric 237 U, courtesy Yuriy Novikov Сollection D 1.jpg|GBD STANDARD 1086 Saint-Claude, courtesy Yuriy Novikov Сollection GBD 922.jpg|GBD 922 STRAIGHT GRAIN France </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="1907 GBD, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist"> File:GBD-1907-1.jpeg File:GBD-1907-2.jpeg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="Counter Top Advertiser, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist"> File:GBDburl.jpeg File:GBDburl2.jpeg File:GBDburl3.jpeg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="French made GBD (Opera) 1880-1900, courtesy Yuriy Novikov"> File:GBD OPERA.jpeg File:GBD OPERA 2.jpeg File:GBD OPERA 3.jpeg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="French made GBD J.DELGAS 70 PASSAGE CHOISEUL (OOM PAUL) 1900-1910, courtesy Yuriy Novikov"> File:GBD 01.jpg File:GBD 02.jpg File:GBD 03.jpg File:GBD 04.jpg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="Bulldog, Hallmarked 1915, courtesy Lim Lomprey"> File:GBD1915Bulldog.jpg File:GBD1915Bulldog2.jpg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="An early 3 star GBD, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> File:GBD3Star01.jpg File:GBD3Star07.jpg File:GBD3Star08.jpg File:GBD3Star09.jpg File:GBD3Star10.jpg File:GBD3Star11.jpg File:GBD3Star12.jpg </gallery> '''Note:''' ''We are looking for additional dating information on this style of GBD nomenclature. Please add it here, or send it to sethile.pipes@gmail.com , and we can add it for you.'' <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> File:GBDIntl01.jpg|GBD International File:GBDIntl05.jpg|International Detail File:GBD01.jpg|What appears to be an early pipe with a bone stem File:GBD07.jpg|Early Nomenclature File:GBD08.jpg|Steal tenon and stinger with bone stem File:GBDNewEra01.jpg|New Era shape 3201 File:GBDNewEra07.jpg|3201 Detail File:GBDNewEra08.jpg|3201 Detail File:GBDNewEra09.jpg|3201 Detail File:GBDNewEra10.jpg|3201 Detail File:GBDCentury01.jpg|Century Shape 1625 Volcano File:GBDCentury05.jpg|Century Volcano detail File:GBDCentury08.jpg|Century Volcano nomenclature File:GBDCentury10.jpg|Century nomenclature, Shape 1625 File:GBDCentury11.jpg|Century Shape 1625 detail File:GBDCent01.jpg|Century Shape 1626, Yachtsmen ? File:GBDCent07.jpg|Century Shape 1626 nomenclature File:GBDCent08.jpg|Century Shape 1626 nomenclature File:GBDCent09.jpg|Century Shape 1626 nomenclature File:GBDCent10.jpg|Century Shape 1626 nomenclature File:GBD_Century-1591-01.jpg|Centuray Shape 1591 File:GBD_Century-1591-07.jpg|1591 detail File:Celebrity01.jpg|Celebrity, shape 9665 File:Celebrity04.jpg|Celebrity 9665 Detail File:Celebrity07.jpg|Celebrity 9665 Detail GBDFantasy01.jpg|Fantasy w/box GBDFantasy07.jpg|Fantasy Detail GBDFantasy08.jpg|Fantasy Detail GBDFantasy09.jpg|Fantasy Detail File:GBDPreh01.jpg|Prehistoric shape 9611 File:GBDPreh08.jpg|9611 detail Prehist9630_01.jpg|Prehistoric shape #9630 Prehist9630_07.jpg|9630 detail File:GBD 9647 01.jpg|Prehistoric shape #9647 File:GBD 9647 07.jpg|9647 detail GBDSple01.jpg|Special, shape 112, France GBDSple07.jpg|112 detail GBDSple08.jpg|112 detail GBDSple09.jpg|112 detail GBDSple10.jpg|112 detail GBDNewStandard9691-01.jpg|New Standard, shape 9691 NewStandard9691-10.jpg|9691 detail GBDDuraMount01.jpg|Dura Mount GBDDuraMount07.jpg|Dura Mount details GBD-Prehistoric-9519-01.jpg|Prehistoric Shape 9519 GBD-Prehistoric-9519-2.jpg|9519 detail GBDVirgin01.jpg|Shape 1971 Virgin GBDVirgin04.jpg|1971 detail GBDVirgin07.jpg|1971 detail File:GBD-391Virgin01.jpg|Shape 391 Virgin File:GBD-391Virgin11.jpg|Shape 391 detail GBD1970DeLuxe01.jpg|De Luxe, shape 1970 GBD1970DeLuxe07.jpg|1970 Deluxe Nomenclature File:GBDNewStd01.jpg|New Standard, shape 3781 File:GBDNewStd07.jpg|Shape 3781 detail File:GBD-Rockroot01.jpg|Rockroot shape 135 File:GBD-Rockroot07.jpg|Rockroot detail File:GBD2070-Rose01.jpg|Rose Shape 2070 File:GBD2070-Rose04.jpg|2070 detail File:GBD2070-Rose07.jpg|2070 detail File:Sovereign-682-01.jpg|Sovereign, different Shape 682 (Oval/Vest Pocket Pot, France) File:Sovereign-682-07.jpg|Sovereign detail File:Sovereign-682-09.jpg|Sovereign detail File:GBD New Std501-01.jpg|Shape 501 File:GBD New Std501-07.jpg|501 Detail File:GBD_NS01.jpg|New Standard shape #9573 File:GBD_NS11.jpg|#9573 detail </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="New Standard Shape 2541 w/original box and sock, courtesy Bill McCullough and Jack Ritter"> GBD-NewStandard2541-1.jpg GBD-NewStandard2541-2.jpg GBD-NewStandard2541-3.jpg GBD-NewStandard2541-4.jpg GBD-NewStandard2541-5.jpg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="Jameson's (GBD Second) examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> File:Jameson's.png File:Jamesons01.jpg File:Jamesons07.jpg File:Jameson01.jpg File:Jameson07.jpg </gallery> <gallery mode="packed-hover" widths=300 heights=200 caption="Various examples"> File:GBD bulldog-2.JPG File:GBD_MRCLD_complete.jpeg File:GBD_MRCLD_detail.jpeg File:GBD pipe-1.jpg File:GBD pipe 3.jpg File:GBD pipe 4.jpg File:0107-1.jpg File:0107-9.jpg File:2131-1.jpg File:2131-2.jpg File:GBD(MRCL).jpg File:NE 02-2.jpg File:GBD 724 Standard France.jpg File:GBD.jpg File:GBD VALOIS France.jpg File:1006-1-2.jpg File:1005-1-3.jpg File:1005-2.jpg File:GBD Pipes.jpg File:1102-01.jpg File:1102-4.jpg File:GBD EXTRA DRY.jpg File:GBD EXTRA DRY 326.jpg File:4149-1.JPG File:P1060037_-3.jpg File:P1060036 -3.jpg File:38-001.JPG File:MARCEE DE LUXE (GBD).jpg|MARCEE DE LUXE (Marechal Ruchon & Co. Ltd) File:MARCEE DE LUXE (GBD)2.jpg|MARCEE DE LUXE (Marechal Ruchon & Co. Ltd) File:City de Luxe Straight Grain.jpg|City de Luxe Straight Grain File:07-1.JPG File:GBD Militaire.JPG File:GBD Militaire London.England.JPG </gallery></center> The Paris factory moved to Saint-Claude in 1952. Since 1981 the majority of GBD pipes come from the English factory. At about that same time GBD merged with Comoys, since then all production for both GBD and Comoy comes from a single factory.<ref>http://www.perardua.net/pipes/GBDlines.html</ref> The premium lines of GBD offered very good values, and are considered amongst the most affordable high end pipe of the 1960's and earlier and a rival in quality, design, and price to Dunhill. Smokers' Haven was the main retail supplier for GBD's in the US until the early 1980's. GBD produced consistently well made pipes, almost entirely of Algerian or Grecian briar. In the late 1960's to late 1970's, they introduced the "Collector" and "Unique" lines, made primarily by Horry Jamieson, who had carved for Barling for many years, and was skilled in freehand design. Older GBD pieces are excellent smokers and unique in design. They did an excellent executions of classic pipe shapes, as well as some beautiful freehands in the "Unique" line.<ref>http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3772</ref> The following list comprises the better grades in descending order: Pedigree, Pedigree I, Pedigree II, Straight Grain, Prodigy, Bronze Velvet, Virgin, Varichrome, Prestige, Jubilee, New Era, Prehistoric, International, Universe, Speciale Standard, Ebony, Tapestry, New Standard, Granitan, Sauvage, Sierra, Penthouse, Legacy, Concorde. == Circa 1973 chart of lines == '''Virgin''': "Only the finest of closely grained briar is utilized for this exceptional pipe. Natural finish" '''Century''': "A golden finish created to celebrate over a century of manufacturing the finest briar pipes." '''New Era''': "The beauty of this pipe's perfect briar is accentuated by the richness of the 'take-off' dual finish." '''Prestige''':"This pipe features a black handcut perspex mouthpiece which precludes discoloration and 'bad taste' after continual smoking. Only the finest of the fine-grained bowls are selected for this handsome matt virgin finished briar." '''Prehistoric Perspex''': "The deep sandblasting sillhouettes the grain in bold relief. The crystal clear mouthpiece creates an attractive contrast to the deep dark finish." == Dating GBDs == ''The following is from an A.S.P post by G.L. Pease dated 1996/05/18, and used by permission'' <blockquote>Dating GBD's is difficult. On older pieces with hallmarked silver bands, one can look up the hallmark. Once GBD and Comoy's became one, the linear "London England" stamp became the round "Made in London England" stamp used on all later Comoys. Even the stem is not a sure-fire method. All the way through the 1960's and early 1970's, some pipes were fitted with molded stems, while others were hand-cut. Not all hand-cut stems are marked as such, and it doesn't depend on grade. (In my collection is one of the finest Pedigrees I've ever seen. It is un-smoked, made in the 1960's, and has one of the poorest molded stems I've ever seen on a production pipe! But, the wood would make a Dunhill DRH, or a Charatan Coronation blush!) That said, you can be assured that if the stem has a painted GBD rondelle, rather than a silver or brass one set into the stem, that it is a late-model, made after the merge with Comoy. These were the beginning of the dark-days for GBD (and Comoy, for that matter) in my opinion. In some cases, the grade gives some clues. Xtras haven't been made since the 1930's, for instance ''(the line discontinued in 1937 - editors addition)'', and the Century was first introduced some time in the 1960's or 1970's as I recall, from what scant literature I've been able to acquire. GBD introduced new shapes and dropped shapes almost every year it seems (an exaggeration, I'm sure), so if you had a lot of shape charts, you might be able to find a range.</blockquote> Incidentally, G.L. Pease has a beautiful collection of older GBDs, as shown is this very interesting article called, "[[Pieces From My GBD Collection]]". [[Image:Gbd_150aniversary.jpg|thumb|right|Recent Production, 150 Year Celebration Billiard, Courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3553 Smoker's Haven]]] == Current Production == Current GBD [http://www.oppenheimers.co.uk/gbd.htm website]. GBD is now made by [[Cadogan]], who also make [[Comoy]] of London, [[Dr. Plumb's]] Perfect Pipes, [[BBB]], and [[Orlik]] Pipes. [http://www.oppenheimers.co.uk/]. Since the merger in 1981 with Comoys, GBD pipes are not considered to be of the quality they were under the original companies. Metal rondelles were discontinued after the merger with Comoy. The brass rondell made a reappearance on new production GBD's. The new lines are Autumn Gold, Bermuda, Facet, Pub and CW (Churchwarden). == Contact Information == E-mail: mailto:cad@oppenheimers.co.uk Tel: 08708 722 754 / 08708 722 755 Fax: 08708 722 750 (Trade customers only) [[File:OppenheimerPipes-1950sCatalog-Pg1.png|thumb|link=https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf|Oppenheimer Pipes Building, from [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdfCirca 1950s catalog], courtesy Václav Blahovec]] == Onsite links == * [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf Wonderful Circa 1950 GBD featured Oppenheimer Pipes Catalog] * [[GBD Shapes/Numbers]] * [[GBD Model Information]] * [[Pieces From My GBD Collection]] == Offsite links == This site has some excellent [http://www.perardua.net/pipes/GBDlines.html GBD Model Information] Here is a 1961 GBD Flyer from: [http://www.chriskeene.com/gbdpage.htm Chris' Pipe Pages] == Translations == '''NEW''' French Version '''[[GBD.fr]]'''. '''''Many thanks to Jean-Christophe Bienfait for his translation''''' Deutsche Version siehe '''[[GBD.de]]''' == References == <references /> [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] [[Category: Great Britain]][[Category:France]] [[Category: GBD]]
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