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-L & H Stern (LHS) of Brooklyn, New York. The company’s famous logo is in a diamond. These pipes are high quality production pipes. A popular and moderately priced pipe made from 1896 through the 1960's by the L&H Stern Company of Brooklyn, New York. Many of their later Sterncrest pipes featured silver bands and some were made with 14kt. gold bands as well.
+L & H Stern (LHS) of Brooklyn, New York. The company’s famous logo is in a diamond. These pipes are high quality production pipes. The  L&H Stern Inc. was established by Ludwig Stern (1877-1942) in 1911. His brother Hugo (1872-?) acted as vice-president & secretary. The firm moved to 56 Pearl St. Brooklyn in 1920. It closed down in the 1960s.
+ LHS was one of the main pipe supplier for US soldiers during WWII.
+Many of their later Sterncrest pipes featured silver bands and some were made with 14kt. gold bands as well.
 [[File:LHSSterncrest10.jpg|thumb|LHS Sterncrest add, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:LHS 1947 Ad.jpg|thumb|1947 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]
 [[File:LHS Ad 1947.jpg|thumb|1947 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:LHS Purex11.jpg|thumb|LHS Purex Superfine Board and pipes]]