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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes'''''
<blockquote><q>[[Mission Briar]] was a brand created during WW II, which disappeared soon afterwards. In 1941, due to the difficulty of importing brair, [[Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy]], through [[Kaywoodie]], and the [[Reiss-Premier Co.]], started making pipes out of Manzanita burls, known as "mission briar".<br />The [[Pacific Briarwood Company]], a [[Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy]] subsidiary, owned plantations of the bush in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. As the quality of the wood was not as good as [[briar]], the project was abandoned soon after the war.</q><ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes</ref></blockquote>


'''Mission Briar''' was a brand created during WW II, which disappeared soon afterwards. In 1941, due to the difficulty of importing brair, [[Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy]], through [[Kaywoodie]] , and the [[Reiss-Premier Co.]], started making pipes out of Manzanita burls, known as "mission briar".
[[Monterey]] pipes were made using [[Mission Briar]] by [[Kaywoodie]].


The Pacific Briarwood Company, a Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy subsidiary, owned plantations of the bush in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. As the quality of the wood was not as good as briar, the project was abandoned soon after the war.
== References ==


[[Monterey]] pipes were made using Mission brother by [[Kaywoodie]].
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