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(New page: Pictured bellow-- GBD Estate Pipe Virgin Bent Billiard 508 from Smoker's Haven [http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=310] Image:GBD1.jpg Pictured bellow...) |
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Pictured bellow-- GBD Estate Pipe Virgin Bent Billiard 508 from | Pictured bellow-- GBD Estate Pipe Virgin Bent Billiard 508 from [http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=310 Smoker's Haven] | ||
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"The deep sandblasting sillhouettes the grain in bold relief. The crystal | "The deep sandblasting sillhouettes the grain in bold relief. The crystal | ||
clear mouthpiece creates an attractive contrast to the deep dark finish." | clear mouthpiece creates an attractive contrast to the deep dark finish." | ||
'''A brief history of GBD''' | '''A brief history of GBD''' | ||
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In 1903 an additional factory was built in England and ran by Oppenheimer. The Paris factory moved to Saint-Claude in 1952. Since 1981 the majority of GBD pipes come from the English factory. At about that same time GBD merged with Comoys, since then all production for both GBD and Comoy comes from a single factory. [http://www.perardua.net/pipes/GBDlines.html] | In 1903 an additional factory was built in England and ran by Oppenheimer. The Paris factory moved to Saint-Claude in 1952. Since 1981 the majority of GBD pipes come from the English factory. At about that same time GBD merged with Comoys, since then all production for both GBD and Comoy comes from a single factory. [http://www.perardua.net/pipes/GBDlines.html] | ||
This site has some excellent [http://www.perardua.net/pipes/GBDlines.html GBD Model | This site has some excellent [http://www.perardua.net/pipes/GBDlines.html GBD Model Information] | ||
G.L. Pease has a beautiful collection of older GBDs. Very interesting reading and pictures: | G.L. Pease has a beautiful collection of older GBDs. Very interesting reading and pictures: | ||
[http://www.glpease.com/Pipes/Collection/gbd.html] | [http://www.glpease.com/Pipes/Collection/gbd.html G.L. Pease] | ||