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[[File:Duncan08.jpg|thumb|600px|Compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:Duncan08.jpg|thumb|600px|Compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
From the [http://www.johnduncans.com/ johnduncans.com | |||
From the [http://www.johnduncans.com/ johnduncans.com Website]. | |||
=== 1899-1930 === | === 1899-1930 === | ||
Little was it known that when a son was born to a Cigar traveller in Manchester, in May of 1879, that it would result in the founding of a firm of pipe manufacturers, which 80 years later would become a household name in most countries of the world. The traveller was Henry Duncan, and his John Louis. | Little was it known that when a son was born to a Cigar traveller in Manchester, in May of 1879, that it would result in the founding of a firm of pipe manufacturers, which 80 years later would become a household name in most countries of the world. The traveller was Henry Duncan, and his John Louis. | ||
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Finally in 1994 Duncans Briars Limited was sold. The manufacturer of quality English pipes be a family firm was no longer in demand. Other cheaper materials could be found, and methods of manufacture had changed. So all agreed, if Duncans could not make pipes the way they wanted, they would not make pipes. Although a seemingly hard decision, John Duncan, his wife Diane and their son Peter, had been running two shops in Southport for a number of years, and it was through 'John Duncan's Pipes' that the family tradition was able to continue. Now in the 5th Generation, the Duncan family can proudly claim they have been 'Pipemakers to the Pipeman Since 1899'. | Finally in 1994 Duncans Briars Limited was sold. The manufacturer of quality English pipes be a family firm was no longer in demand. Other cheaper materials could be found, and methods of manufacture had changed. So all agreed, if Duncans could not make pipes the way they wanted, they would not make pipes. Although a seemingly hard decision, John Duncan, his wife Diane and their son Peter, had been running two shops in Southport for a number of years, and it was through 'John Duncan's Pipes' that the family tradition was able to continue. Now in the 5th Generation, the Duncan family can proudly claim they have been 'Pipemakers to the Pipeman Since 1899'. | ||
=== Ben Wade? === | |||
[[Image:Ben Wade Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb|Ben Wade pipes]] | |||
[[Image:Ben Wade Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb|Images Courtesy of pipes2smoke.com]] | |||
What is left over? Wilson worked the miracle of [[Ben Wade]]'s resurrection buying the rights of the brand in 1998 from [[Dunhill]]. To keep things simple today's Ben Wade pipes are made as order production for him at the Walthamstowe plant - Parker Hardcastle Briar Pipes Mfrs. / Dunhill Pipes & Smokers Requisites. | |||
== Contact Information == | == Contact Information == | ||
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Merseyside | Merseyside | ||
PR8 INY | PR8 INY | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Great Britain]] | [[Category: Great Britain]] | ||