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*'''Americana''' -- Factory unknown: -
 
*'''Arizona''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Americana''' -- ? ? -
*'''Autumn Gold''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Arizona''' -- ? ? -
*'''Beau Nash''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Autumn Gold''' -- ? ? -
*'''Blue Jean''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Beau Nash''' -- ? ? -
*'''Brunette''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Blue Jean''' -- ? ? -
*'''Chevruese''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Brunette''' -- ? ? -
*'''City Deluxe''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Chevruese''' -- ? ? -
*'''Clubhouse''' -- Factory unknown: Similar to Penthouse but in "Mocha" Matt take off color. "Chairleg" mouthpiece.
*'''City Deluxe''' -- ? ? -
*'''Cordoban''' -- Factory unknown: "More than a Sandblast, more than a Tanblast, the additional feature to the finish is a final tipping process enhancing the beauty of the sandblasted graining." -catalog ( 1976 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Clubhouse''' -- Y ? Similar to Penthouse but in "Mocha" Matt take off color. "Chairleg" mouthpiece.
*'''Cornwall(?)''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''Cordoban''' -- Y ? "More than a Sandblast, more than a Tanblast, the additional feature to the finish is a final tipping process enhancing the beauty of the sandblasted graining." -catalog ( 1976 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Cyclone''' -- Factory unknown: "An ingeneous Swiss-made cover inset to our shape of the year. Now you can safely puff in the park, on the parkway, your friend's new couch. Finished in the dual tone Irwin's color." -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Cornwall(?)''' -- Y ? -
*'''Daddy''' --Factory unknown: -
*'''Cyclone''' -- Y ? "An ingeneous Swiss-made cover inset to our shape of the year. Now you can safely puff in the park, on the parkway, your friend's new couch. Finished in the dual tone Irwin's color." -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Davos''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Daddy''' -- ? ? -
*'''Digby''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: Available in a smooth walnut finish or a dark sandblast. -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Davos''' -- ? ? -
*'''Estacis''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Digby''' -- Y ? Available in a smooth walnut finish or a dark sandblast. -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Fouquet''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Estacis''' -- ? ? -
*'''Garlan(d)''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Fouquet''' -- ? ? -
*'''Handmade''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Garlan(d)''' -- ? ? -
*'''House of Commons''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''Handmade''' -- ? ? -
*'''Insignia''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: Available in Matt, Sandblast and "Handtooled", fitted with a "stylized pinched" mouthpiece. -catalog (1976)
*'''House of Commons''' -- Y ? -
*'''Irwin''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: "The warm dual-tone brown finish deepens with repeated smoking. Finest Rum is used in the special process of maturing these fine pipes. It's smooth flavor complements the natural taste of fine tobacco." -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Insignia''' -- Y ? Available in Matt, Sandblast and "Handtooled", fitted with a "stylized pinched" mouthpiece. -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Kingswood''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''Irwin''' -- Y ? "The warm dual-tone brown finish deepens with repeated smoking. Finest Rum is used in the special process of maturing these fine pipes. It's smooth flavor complements the natural taste of fine tobacco." -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Matt DeLuxe''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: Tobacco brown "take off" Matt finish -catalog ( 1976 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Kingswood Y ? -
*'''Matt Special''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: "Warm Amber" on black dual tone Matt finish, "mid-priced" private label. -catalog ( 1976 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Matt DeLuxe''' -- Y ? Tobacco brown "take off" Matt finish -catalog ( 1976 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Medley''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: "A collection of oversize Conquest and Collector shapes...varying shape selection", varying finishs. -catalog ( 1981 )
*'''Matt Special Y ? "Warm Amber" on black dual tone Matt finish, "mid-priced" private label. -catalog ( 1976 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Oxford''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''Medley''' -- Y ? "A collection of oversize Conquest and Collector shapes...varying shape selection", varying finishs. -catalog ( 1981 )
*'''Peerless''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''Oxford''' -- Y ? -
*'''Penthouse''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: Originally finished in "Charcoal" Matt take off color. Brown take off examples exist. "Chairleg" mouthpiece. -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Peerless''' -- Y ? -
*'''Pinner''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Penthouse''' -- Y ? Originally finished in "Charcoal" Matt take off color. Brown take off examples exist. "Chairleg" mouthpiece. -catalog ( 1976 )
*'''Racines''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''Pinner''' -- ? ? -
*'''Rest Lite''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Racines''' -- Y ? -
*'''Rockwood''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Rest Lite''' -- ? ? -
*'''Scorpio Deluxe''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Rockwood''' -- ? ? -
*'''Silverado''' -- Factory unknown: -
*'''Scorpio Deluxe''' -- ? ? -
*'''Sovereign''' -- France, unknown if also made in England: -
*'''Silverado''' -- ? ? -
*'''Special A''' -- Factory unknown: "Black sandblasted" private label. -catalog ( 1981 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Sovereign''' -- ? Y -
*'''Special B''' -- Factory unknown: "Brown sandblasted" private label. -catalog ( 1981 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Special A''' -- ? ? "Black sandblasted" private label. -catalog ( 1981 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*Superflame(?) Factory unknown: -
*'''Special B''' -- ? ? "Brown sandblasted" private label. -catalog ( 1981 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Topper''' -- Factory unknown: -
*Superflame(?) ? ? -
*'''Triomphe''' -- France, unknown if also made in England: -
*'''Topper''' -- ? ? -
*'''White Ring''' -- England, unknown if also made in France: Introduced in 1980(?), orangish-brown color. "Originally conceived as a GBD Branded pipe, we felt that this beautiful new color in combination with white acrylic collar could be the pride of your store with your own logo." -catalog ( 1980 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Triomphe ? Y -
*'''Wimbledon''' -- (?) England, unknown if also made in France: -
*'''White Ring''' -- Y ? Introduced in 1980(?), orangish-brown color. "Originally conceived as a GBD Branded pipe, we felt that this beautiful new color in combination with white acrylic collar could be the pride of your store with your own logo." -catalog ( 1980 ). This style was listed under "Private Brand Pipes" in the catalog which means that GBD would stamp a custom name of the pipe, often the name of a pipe shop or chain.
*'''Wimbledon''' -- (?) Y ? -


=== Miscellaneous information: ===
=== Miscellaneous information: ===