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[[Image:jbb1902mark.jpg|right|thumb|J.B.B. mark with | [[Image:jbb1902mark.jpg|right|thumb|J.B.B. mark with Chester assay and date stamps]] | ||
[[Image:jbb1902bullmeer.JPG|right|thumb|1902 J.B.B. Bulldog meerschaum]] | [[Image:jbb1902bullmeer.JPG|right|thumb|1902 J.B.B. Bulldog meerschaum with amber stem]] | ||
J.B.B. are the initials found on pipes manufactured and distributed by Joseph B. Brown of Kingston upon Hull, England from the early 1870s until sometime in the 1920s. Hull is located in East Yorkshire. Brown billed his company as a "Hull Importer of Tobacconists Goods," and apparently produced various lines of meerschaum and briar pipes as well as cherroot and cigar holders. His business was located on Brook Street. | J.B.B. are the initials found on pipes manufactured and distributed by Joseph B. Brown of Kingston upon Hull, England from the early 1870s until sometime in the 1920s. Hull is located in East Yorkshire. Brown billed his company as a "Hull Importer of Tobacconists Goods," and apparently produced various lines of meerschaum and briar pipes as well as cherroot and cigar holders. His business was located on Brook Street. | ||
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Joseph and Alice had four children: Joseph (b. 1881), Walter H. (b. 1882), Rachel (b. 1884), and James (b. 1887). Of the boys, at least Joseph and James were involved in their father's business. Joseph lived until at least 1911, and the business was in existence at least as late as 1922. The directory in the latter year fails to show Alice or two Josephs, lending some credence to an assumption that the eldest son had by that time taken over operations. | Joseph and Alice had four children: Joseph (b. 1881), Walter H. (b. 1882), Rachel (b. 1884), and James (b. 1887). Of the boys, at least Joseph and James were involved in their father's business. Joseph lived until at least 1911, and the business was in existence at least as late as 1922. The directory in the latter year fails to show Alice or two Josephs, lending some credence to an assumption that the eldest son had by that time taken over operations. | ||
J.B.B. creations often have silver banding as part of their design. In the Hull region, all silver was assayed and hallmarked by the Chester Assay Office, a city located in Cheshire, England. A well established dating schema exists for | J.B.B. creations often have silver banding as part of their design. In the Hull region, all silver was assayed and hallmarked by the Chester Assay Office, a city located in Cheshire, England. Hallmarks from at least one other assay office (Birmingham), however, are know to be in existence. A well established dating schema exists for these offices, and makes it possible for the collector to accurately date the production of J.B.B. sterling outfitted tobacciana. | ||
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