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== Brief History == | == Brief History == | ||
The Falcon pipe was created in 1936 by the American engineer Kenly Bugg. However during WWII the production of the Falcon was limited. In 1949 George Hunt took over production and marketing and by 1954 6 million Falcon pipes had been sold in the U.S.A. By 1961 production started in England. In 1964 the Alco was launched. In 1967 the Brentford was launched but in 1979 it was withdrawn from the market. In 1968 production of the Falcon in Chicago, U.S.A. stopped. The Falcon International was introduced in 1977, which featured a removable mouth piece and filter. | [[File:Falcon Ad.jpg|thumb|left|Falcon Ad circa 1960s, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]The Falcon pipe was created in 1936 by the American engineer Kenly Bugg. However during WWII the production of the Falcon was limited. In 1949 George Hunt took over production and marketing and by 1954 6 million Falcon pipes had been sold in the U.S.A. By 1961 production started in England. In 1964 the Alco was launched. In 1967 the Brentford was launched but in 1979 it was withdrawn from the market. In 1968 production of the Falcon in Chicago, U.S.A. stopped. The Falcon International was introduced in 1977, which featured a removable mouth piece and filter. | ||
== The Falcon Pipe == | == The Falcon Pipe == | ||
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The Falcon, being mostly metal is also easy to clean. The bowl is removed and cleaned like any other briar pipe; the humidome can just be swabbed out with an alcohol soaked cloth and the stem can be cleaned with a pipe cleaner like any other pipe. | The Falcon, being mostly metal is also easy to clean. The bowl is removed and cleaned like any other briar pipe; the humidome can just be swabbed out with an alcohol soaked cloth and the stem can be cleaned with a pipe cleaner like any other pipe. | ||
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:Brentford01.jpg | |||
File:Brentford05.jpg | |||
File:Brentford06.jpg | |||
File:FalconAN10Bent01.jpg | |||
File:FalconAN10Bent11.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||