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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:A METZ.jpg|left|thumb|''Choquin A Metz. Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']] | [[File:A METZ.jpg|left|thumb|''Choquin A Metz. Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']][[File:BC_Shape01.jpg|thumb|Shape chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:BC_Shape02.jpg|thumb|Shape chart 2, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Butz-choquin-oscar-1970.jpg|thumb|1970 Oscar Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
The pipe, from Metz to Saint-Claude. | The pipe, from Metz to Saint-Claude. | ||
Jean-Baptiste Choquin of Metz started out as a tobacconist. This enterprise was prosperous; he had several employees. Among those, there was a certain Gustave Butz who was its first workman and who became his son-in-law by marrying Choquin's daughter Marie in 1858. | Jean-Baptiste Choquin of Metz started out as a tobacconist. This enterprise was prosperous; he had several employees. Among those, there was a certain Gustave Butz who was its first workman and who became his son-in-law by marrying Choquin's daughter Marie in 1858. | ||
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In a few years, The brand's collection increased from ten to seventy series. 135 years after it was founded, the pipe is still well-known not only in France but throughout the world. In 2002, the Berrod family, wishing to preserve manufacture of pipes in Saint-Claude, handed over the company to Fabien Guichon, a native of the area, who will continue to develop the brand during the 21st century. | In a few years, The brand's collection increased from ten to seventy series. 135 years after it was founded, the pipe is still well-known not only in France but throughout the world. In 2002, the Berrod family, wishing to preserve manufacture of pipes in Saint-Claude, handed over the company to Fabien Guichon, a native of the area, who will continue to develop the brand during the 21st century. | ||
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