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''' | The basis for this article is an excerpt from [[A History Of Comoy's and A Guide Toward Dating the Pipes]] written by '''Derek Green '''[http://www.derek-green.com/comoy_history03.htm]. ''This article was published in the June 2006 issue of The Pipe Collector. The official newsletter of the North American Society of Pipe Collectors [http://naspc.org (NASPC)], and is used here by permission. It's a great organization--consider joining''. | ||
[[Image:Comoy 1902.gif|left|thumb|250px|1902 Comoy's]] | [[Image:Comoy 1902.gif|left|thumb|250px|1902 Comoy's]] | ||
[[Image:Comoy 1904.gif|right|thumb|250px|1904 Comoy's]] | [[Image:Comoy 1904.gif|right|thumb|250px|1904 Comoy's]] | ||
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The collector of Comoy pipes is really only interested in those pipes made before Comoy was finally taken over by Cadogan in the early 1980’s and I have therefore concentrated on that period. I have also, for the purpose of this article only briefly mentioned some of the other brands made by Comoy’s such as Cecil, Every Man, Town Hall, Guildhall etc, where they can contribute some evidence to help in dating. | The collector of Comoy pipes is really only interested in those pipes made before Comoy was finally taken over by Cadogan in the early 1980’s and I have therefore concentrated on that period. I have also, for the purpose of this article only briefly mentioned some of the other brands made by Comoy’s such as Cecil, Every Man, Town Hall, Guildhall etc, where they can contribute some evidence to help in dating. | ||
The basis for this article is an excerpt from [[A History Of Comoy's and A Guide Toward Dating the Pipes]] written by '''Derek Green ''', published in the June 2006 issue of The Pipe Collector. The official newsletter of the North American Society of Pipe Collectors [http://naspc.org (NASPC)], and is used here by permission. It's a great organization--consider joining. | |||
In addition to seeing the complete article [[A History Of Comoy's and A Guide Toward Dating the Pipes]] here on Pipedia, more detailed information on Names, Grades, etc., as well as photo examples can be found at Derek Green's [http://www.derek-green.com/comoy_history03.htm Website]. | |||
Greg Pease has a nice collection of Comoys, some examples of which can be seen here in [[Pipes from Comoy of London]]. | |||