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[[File:SMFrank.jpeg|thumb|400px|S.M. Frank & Co. Large Design Sample circa 1950-60, From the Collection of Botistan Louis Arneodo, Production Manager, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]] | [[File:SMFrank.jpeg|thumb|400px|S.M. Frank & Co. Experimental Large Design Sample circa 1950-60, From the Collection of Botistan Louis Arneodo, Production Manager, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]] | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
The history of S. M. Frank & Co. spans nearly a century and half of pipe making, supporting its claim as the "oldest pipe house in America." S. M. Frank, as it exists today, is a combination of some of the biggest names in pipe making from the early part of the 20th. century. The pipe names [[Kaywoodie]], [[Yello-Bole]], [[Reiss-Premier Co.|Reiss-Premier]], [[William Demuth Company]], [[Medico]], Heritage ([[Heritage Pipes Inc.]]), and Frank are familiar to generations of pipe smokers. | The history of S. M. Frank & Co. spans nearly a century and half of pipe making, supporting its claim as the "oldest pipe house in America." S. M. Frank, as it exists today, is a combination of some of the biggest names in pipe making from the early part of the 20th. century. The pipe names [[Kaywoodie]], [[Yello-Bole]], [[Reiss-Premier Co.|Reiss-Premier]], [[William Demuth Company]], [[Medico]], Heritage ([[Heritage Pipes Inc.]]), and Frank are familiar to generations of pipe smokers. | ||