Garfinkel

A. Garfinkel's was a celebrated Washington, D.C. tobacco retailer started back in 1968. In 1972, author Hugh Sidey wrote in Newsweek Magazine that while interviewing then President Richard M. Nixon he spotted some pipes and a tin of Garfinkel tobacco on Nixon's desk. Garfinkel's closed in the early 1980's. His pipes are stamped A. Garfinkel, Wash D.C. and some are marked Algerian Briar and others simply Imported Briar. Many appear to be Made in France and are probably a "house brand" marked for the shop. It appears the shop was more known for their tobacco blends under their own names, and they carried pipes of their own branding as well.