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[[Image:Gbd.gif|thumb|right|Left 2 are French, right is English, Colossus, 7.25" long, courtesy Derek Green]] | [[Image:Gbd.gif|thumb|right|Left 2 are French, right is English, Colossus, 7.25" long, courtesy Derek Green]] | ||
[[Image:18898.JPG|thumb|right| Courtesy Yuriy Novikov]]] | [[Image:18898.JPG|thumb|right| Courtesy Yuriy Novikov]]] | ||
[[Image:GBD 1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD Standard 1054 France Сollection Yuriy Novikov | [[Image:GBD 1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD Standard 1054 France Сollection Yuriy Novikov]] | ||
[[Image:BULL 1-1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD Prehistoric 237 U Сollection Yuriy Novikov | [[Image:BULL 1-1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD Prehistoric 237 U Сollection Yuriy Novikov]] | ||
[[Image:D 1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD STANDARD 1086 St.Claude Сollection Yuriy Novikov | [[Image:D 1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD STANDARD 1086 St.Claude Сollection Yuriy Novikov]] | ||
[[Image:GBD 922.jpg|thumb|GBD 922 STRAIGHT GRAIN France]] | [[Image:GBD 922.jpg|thumb|GBD 922 STRAIGHT GRAIN France]] | ||
[[Image:NE 1-8.jpg|thumb|GBD NEW ERA A.L'ALGERIEN PARIS 1930-40 ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']] | [[Image:NE 1-8.jpg|thumb|GBD NEW ERA A.L'ALGERIEN PARIS 1930-40 ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']] | ||
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* Important to mention is also the '''[[Riseagle]]'''—completely produced in Paris before the wartime for England’s smokers who wanted “a cheap but dependable British made pipe”… one of the most successful 1 Shilling pipes until 1939! The introduction of the luxury impact on the excise tax for pipes after the war put an end to this cheap brand. | * Important to mention is also the '''[[Riseagle]]'''—completely produced in Paris before the wartime for England’s smokers who wanted “a cheap but dependable British made pipe”… one of the most successful 1 Shilling pipes until 1939! The introduction of the luxury impact on the excise tax for pipes after the war put an end to this cheap brand. | ||
Other brands of this time were marketed with even larger independence. The '''[[Dr. | Other brands of this time were marketed with even larger independence. The '''[[Dr. Plumb's]]''' had been developed by the Parisian sales manager J.B. Rubinovich in 1925 when GBD France needed “a cheap line of pipes" especially for the Canadian market. In fact, the new brand was nicknamed for Mr. Rubinovich’s secretary Leslie W. Plumb, whose most important business was "to doctor figure" the ledgers. Dr. Plumb’s made their way not only in Canada. - The '''Peter Piper''', as well as the Dr. Plumb’s produced in Saint-Claude, is another great example that stampings like "London made" or "London England" are not always totally trustworthy also on older pipes! Not only today numberless brands are made in Saint Claude and stamped with whatever the buyer wants to be stamped... | ||