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The pipes were a big success in the export as well. Shortly before 1914 Ropp designated A. Frankau & Co. (BBB) in to be the exclusive distributor in the UK and it's colonies. | The pipes were a big success in the export as well. Shortly before 1914 Ropp designated A. Frankau & Co. (BBB) in to be the exclusive distributor in the UK and it's colonies. | ||
Probably in 1917 a workshop in Saint-Claude in the Rue du Plan du Moulin 8 was acquired to start the fabrication of briar pipes. In 1923 a small building in the environment of Saint-Claude, serving as a workshop for polishing, was added. | Probably in 1917 a workshop in [[Saint-Claude]] in the Rue du Plan du Moulin 8 was acquired to start the fabrication of briar pipes. In 1923 a small building in the environment of Saint-Claude, serving as a workshop for polishing, was added. | ||
Even though cherrywood pipes were the mainstay of Ropp until the company finally closed down in September 1991. The company was taken over by Cuty-Fort Entreprises (Chacom, Jeantet, Vuillard, Jean Lacroix...) in 1994. | Even though cherrywood pipes were the mainstay of Ropp until the company finally closed down in September 1991. The company was taken over by Cuty-Fort Entreprises (Chacom, Jeantet, Vuillard, Jean Lacroix...) in 1994. | ||
<center><gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <center><gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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ROPP-FromZeev5.jpg|Bent Billiard ‘ECO – B | ROPP-FromZeev5.jpg|Bent Billiard ‘ECO – B | ||
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== Ropp seconds == | == Ropp seconds == | ||
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*Nantua | *Nantua | ||
*Versailles. | *Versailles. | ||
<center>'''Various Ropp Ads and flyers''' | <center>'''Various Ropp Ads and flyers''' | ||
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: France]] | [[Category: France]] | ||
Revision as of 12:03, 5 December 2020
Eugène-Léon Ropp (1830 - 1907) had acquired a patent for a cherrywood pipe (wild cherry, lat.: Prunus avium) in 1869. In 1870 he established a workshop to manufacture such pipes in Büssingen (Bussang, Vosges mountains). Around 1893 the business moved into the former mill of Sicard (part of the community of Baume-les-Dames - Département Doubs, Upper Burgundy - from 1895 on).
The pipes were a big success in the export as well. Shortly before 1914 Ropp designated A. Frankau & Co. (BBB) in to be the exclusive distributor in the UK and it's colonies.
Probably in 1917 a workshop in Saint-Claude in the Rue du Plan du Moulin 8 was acquired to start the fabrication of briar pipes. In 1923 a small building in the environment of Saint-Claude, serving as a workshop for polishing, was added.
Even though cherrywood pipes were the mainstay of Ropp until the company finally closed down in September 1991. The company was taken over by Cuty-Fort Entreprises (Chacom, Jeantet, Vuillard, Jean Lacroix...) in 1994.
- Example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Bakerloo
Bakerloo detail
Bakerloo detail
Apache
Apache detail
Apache detail
Supreme
Supreme detail
Big Jean
Big Jean detail
Big Jean detail
TONIC, 2425.3, Bent Billiard
TONIC (second view)
Pot, ROPP ‘ECO - R
Bent Billiard ‘ECO – B
Ropp seconds
- Golden Burl
- Grande Morez
- Nantua
- Versailles.
Various Examples of ROPP Briar Pipes
