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'''William Birnbaum''' was a late 19th century maker of meerschaum and briar pipes. | '''William Birnbaum''' was a late 19th century maker of meerschaum and briar pipes. | ||
A case label for a meerschaum pipe states that it was sold by William Birnbaum of 39 Cortlandt St., NY. William Birnbaum was located at Cortlandt Street in 1881, but by 1890 the business had moved to Nassau Street. Its unclear when the move took place. | A case label for a meerschaum pipe states that it was sold by William Birnbaum of 39 Cortlandt St., NY. William Birnbaum was located at Cortlandt Street in 1881, but by 1890 the business had moved to 80 Nassau Street. Its unclear when the move took place. | ||
<ref>https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/late-19th-century-william-birnbaum-cased-meerschaum.48271/</ref> | <ref>https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/late-19th-century-william-birnbaum-cased-meerschaum.48271/</ref> | ||
<ref>found in old NY business directories, unclear in which</ref> | <ref>found in old NY business directories, unclear in which</ref> | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 mode="packed-hover"> | <gallery widths=300 heights=200 mode="packed-hover"> | ||
Birnbaum_Meerschaum_01.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr | Birnbaum_Meerschaum_01.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr | ||
Birnbaum_Meerschaum_02.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr | Birnbaum_Meerschaum_02.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr | ||
Birnbaum_Meerschaum_03.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr | Birnbaum_Meerschaum_03.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr | ||
Birnbaum.jpeg|Briar pipe in a fitted case, with a very unusual brown amber stem, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 26 October 2020
William Birnbaum was a late 19th century maker of meerschaum and briar pipes.
A case label for a meerschaum pipe states that it was sold by William Birnbaum of 39 Cortlandt St., NY. William Birnbaum was located at Cortlandt Street in 1881, but by 1890 the business had moved to 80 Nassau Street. Its unclear when the move took place. [1] [2]
Gallery
pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr
pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr
pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, courtesy piffyr
Briar pipe in a fitted case, with a very unusual brown amber stem, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist
References
- ↑ https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/late-19th-century-william-birnbaum-cased-meerschaum.48271/
- ↑ found in old NY business directories, unclear in which