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''' | '''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. | |||
<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> | |||
< | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 mode="packed-hover"> | |||
</ | Birnbaum.jpeg|Briar pipe in a fitted case, with a very unusual brown amber stem, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist] | ||
Birnbaum_Meerschaum_01.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, cortesy piffyr | |||
Birnbaum_Meerschaum_02.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, cortesy piffyr | |||
Birnbaum_Meerschaum_03.jpg|pre-1890s Meerschaum pipe, cortesy piffyr | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category:United States]] | [[Category:Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category:United States]] | ||
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