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In 1958 the company was taken over by Otto Pollner, II and his wife Wanda (and later second wife Christel), and the business began to concentrate more on tobacco. It was Otto Pollner, II who first developed the OP Studio Pipe, and he was considered by many to be the grand master of German pipe carvers. Otto Pollner, II was a member of the [[Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers]] de [[Saint-Claude]] since 1992, and a recipient of many other awards. Sadly Mr. Pollner is a broken pipe, having passed away in 2003. | In 1958 the company was taken over by Otto Pollner, II and his wife Wanda (and later second wife Christel), and the business began to concentrate more on tobacco. It was Otto Pollner, II who first developed the OP Studio Pipe, and he was considered by many to be the grand master of German pipe carvers. Otto Pollner, II was a member of the [[Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers]] de [[Saint-Claude]] since 1992, and a recipient of many other awards. Sadly Mr. Pollner is a broken pipe, having passed away in 2003. | ||
In 1990, Otto Karl Pollner, son of Otto Pollner, II, took over the business with his wife Lil, and Lil's nephew Julian Gronau makes five generations of family involved in the business. They continue to value the pipe, which is included in the logo of the store, and are a Dunhill Pipe Dealer Principal as well as continuing to sell the OP - Studio pipes. | In 1990, Otto Karl Pollner, son of Otto Pollner, II, took over the business with his wife Lil, and Lil's nephew Julian Gronau makes five generations of family involved in the business. They continue to value the pipe, which is included in the logo of the store, and are a [[Dunhill]] Pipe Dealer Principal as well as continuing to sell the OP - Studio pipes. | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Germany]] | [[Category: Germany]] | ||