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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by Jose Manuel Lopés'''''' | '''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by Jose Manuel Lopés'''''' | ||
The ''' | The '''Imperial Tobacco Co.''' (Imperial Tobacco Ltd.) was founded in 1901 through the merger of several British tobacco companies. In 1902 it went into partnership with the [[American Tobacco Company]] to found the [[British American Tobacco Company]]. See also: [[Civic]]. | ||
[[File:ImperialAd.jpg|thumb| | [[File:ImperialAd.jpg|thumb|Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Imperial Page.png|thumb|Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Imperial.jpg|thumb|Ad featuring Imperial in a Wally Frank Catalog]]Brands involved: [[Comoy's]], [[Bewlay]], [[Nording]], [[Ogden's]], [[Salmon & Gluckstein]], and [[Steel's]] | ||
<gallery perrow=2 widths=250px heights=175px caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery perrow=2 widths=250px heights=175px caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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File:ImperialWhiteFlame01.jpg | File:ImperialWhiteFlame01.jpg | ||
File:ImperialWhiteFlame07.jpg | File:ImperialWhiteFlame07.jpg | ||
ImperialSMokeKooler01.jpg | |||
ImperialSMokeKooler02.jpg | |||
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File:ImperialSport01.jpg|Imperial Sport | |||
File:ImperialSport07.jpg|Sport detail, apparently French made, or at least the stem is... | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: Great Britain]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: Great Britain]] |