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Trapwell pipes marked with "World's best briar" are made of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) a species from the Ericaceae family. | Trapwell pipes marked with "World's best briar" are made of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) a species from the Ericaceae family. | ||
The brand was made by D & P Pipe Works, owned by D. P. Levitas and located in Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina close to the population of Mountain Laurel in the area. Later, this company changed its name to Sparta Pipe Works and still later to Sparta Industries. | |||
[[File:Trapwell Patent.jpg|thumb|Circa 1941 Patent]]The brand was made by D & P Pipe Works, owned by D. P. Levitas and located in Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina close to the population of Mountain Laurel in the area. Later, this company changed its name to Sparta Pipe Works and still later to Sparta Industries. | |||
There were at least three pipe brands made from the Mountain Laurel: Trapwell, Breezewood and Custombilt. | There were at least three pipe brands made from the Mountain Laurel: Trapwell, Breezewood and Custombilt. | ||
''This information courtesy [http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-t4.html Pipephil]'' | ''This information courtesy [http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-t4.html Pipephil]'' | ||
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="The first example from an eBay listing of [[RD Pipes]] (Ron Powell) is marked Imported Briar, so likely not one of the Mountain Laurel pipes. The second from Doug Valitchka is marked World's Best Briar, so likely is"> | |||
File:Trapwell01.jpg|Imported Briar example | |||
File:Trapwell02.jpg|Imported Briar example | |||
File:Trapwell03.jpg|Imported Briar example | |||
File:Trapwell04.jpg|Imported Briar example | |||
File:Trapwell05.jpg|Imported Briar example | |||
File:Trapwell2-01.jpg|World's Best Briar example | |||
File:Trapwell2-07.jpg|World's Best Briar Nomenclature | |||
File:Trapwell2-08.jpg|World's Best Briar detail | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:45, 19 December 2020
Trapwell pipes marked with "World's best briar" are made of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) a species from the Ericaceae family.
The brand was made by D & P Pipe Works, owned by D. P. Levitas and located in Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina close to the population of Mountain Laurel in the area. Later, this company changed its name to Sparta Pipe Works and still later to Sparta Industries.
There were at least three pipe brands made from the Mountain Laurel: Trapwell, Breezewood and Custombilt.
This information courtesy Pipephil
- The first example from an eBay listing of RD Pipes (Ron Powell) is marked Imported Briar, so likely not one of the Mountain Laurel pipes. The second from Doug Valitchka is marked World's Best Briar, so likely is
Imported Briar example
Imported Briar example
Imported Briar example
Imported Briar example
Imported Briar example
World's Best Briar example
World's Best Briar Nomenclature
World's Best Briar detail
