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'''''The following submission is courtesy of [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]''''' | '''''The following submission is courtesy of [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]''''' | ||
Maison Gambier, House of Gambier between 1850 and 1926 is estimated to have made two billion clay | Maison Gambier, House of Gambier between 1850 and 1926 is estimated to have made two billion [[clay pipe]]s. If they were not the world’s first in output of pipes then they were high on the list. At one point Gambier was producing over 300,000 pipes per day! | ||
[[File:Jacob.jpg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:JacobSide.jpeg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:Gambier Seal.jpg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:GambierFront.jpeg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:GambierSide.jpeg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]]Jean Gambier, a native of Dieppe,France moved to Givet in 1780. His business was making copies of traditional Dutch clay pipes. He settled in Givet partially because it had good access to derle, a kind of manga argilacea, a perfect pipe clay from Andenne Belgium or Germany. The derle was a gray, greasy plastic clay with a porosity to absorb the combustion residue from burning tobacco. It could even be colored like meerschaum pipes. After being fired in a kiln, this clay turned white. The pipe maker tested his clay before it went into the kiln by chewing a sample. Jean’s son Joseph took over the clay pipe manufactory in 1817. In addition to the Dutch style clays, he began making clay pipes with smooth Dutch style heads but short shanks into which were inserted replaceable bits. It was about that time that Joseph Gambier invented and began producing character clay pipe heads, a brilliant marketing move. | [[File:Jacob.jpg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:JacobSide.jpeg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:Gambier Seal.jpg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:GambierFront.jpeg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[File:GambierSide.jpeg|thumb|Courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]]Jean Gambier, a native of Dieppe,France moved to Givet in 1780. His business was making copies of traditional Dutch clay pipes. He settled in Givet partially because it had good access to derle, a kind of manga argilacea, a perfect pipe clay from Andenne Belgium or Germany. The derle was a gray, greasy plastic clay with a porosity to absorb the combustion residue from burning tobacco. It could even be colored like meerschaum pipes. After being fired in a kiln, this clay turned white. The pipe maker tested his clay before it went into the kiln by chewing a sample. Jean’s son Joseph took over the clay pipe manufactory in 1817. In addition to the Dutch style clays, he began making clay pipes with smooth Dutch style heads but short shanks into which were inserted replaceable bits. It was about that time that Joseph Gambier invented and began producing character clay pipe heads, a brilliant marketing move. | ||