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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''' | '''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''' | ||
[[File:Medico33Patent13.jpg|thumb||200px|Vintage Medico Filters, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Medico 1962 ad.jpg|thumb||200px|1962 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:MedicoPatent13.jpg|thumb|1933 Filter Patent]][[File:Medico33Patent13.jpg|thumb||200px|Vintage Medico Filters, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Medico 1962 ad.jpg|thumb||200px|1962 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]'''Medico''' was created in 1933, and is still produced by [[S.M. Frank]]. The brand is famous for its pipe filters, which were lanched in the same year. Since 1966, some models have been made in Brylon, a synthetic material, and others in briar. The brand was also sold by the English company [[Cadogan]] and [[Oppenheimer Pipe]] | ||
'''Medico''' was created in 1933, and is still produced by [[S.M. Frank]]. The brand is famous for its pipe filters, which were lanched in the same year. Since 1966, some models have been made in Brylon, a synthetic material, and others in briar. The brand was also sold by the English company [[Cadogan]] and [[Oppenheimer Pipe]] | |||
[[File:Medico Crest.jpg|thumb|200px|Medico Crest Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Symbol: '''M''' inside a shield, although early pipes, like the example bellow, had a + sign, like a Medic would have on their sleeve. | [[File:Medico Crest.jpg|thumb|200px|Medico Crest Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Symbol: '''M''' inside a shield, although early pipes, like the example bellow, had a + sign, like a Medic would have on their sleeve. | ||
<gallery widths=200px caption=" | <gallery widths=200px caption="Early example, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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<gallery widths=200px caption="1933 Patent with a Rock Ambera style stem, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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