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=== 1945 -- Path to Become a Leading Pipe Maker in Japan === | === 1945 -- Path to Become a Leading Pipe Maker in Japan === | ||
[[File:TsugeVisit OppenheimerPipes PipeDan Savinelli.jpg|thumb|Tsuge visits Oppenheimer Pipes (UK), Pipe Dan (Denmark), and Savinelli (Italy)]][[File:Tsuge Son CulturalFigures.jpg|thumb|left|Tsuge and oldest son, and Cultural figure]][[File:TsugePipes.jpg|thumb|Tsuge Pipes]][[File:KyoichiroTsugeBriar.jpg|thumb|left|Tsuge with Briar]]Kyoichiro attempted to restart the cigarette holder business when the war ended in 1945. As ivory, which was under control of GHQ, was almost unobtainable then, he procured cherry wood in Tohoku as an alternative. When he started manufacturing cigarette holders, pipes started to sell in large amount thanks to the release of pipe tobacco by the US army and the media report of General Douglas MacArthur landing at Atsugi Airport with a corn cob pipe in his mouth.<br> | [[File:TsugeVisit OppenheimerPipes PipeDan Savinelli.jpg|thumb|Tsuge visits Oppenheimer Pipes (UK), Pipe Dan (Denmark), and Savinelli (Italy)]][[File:Tsuge Son CulturalFigures.jpg|thumb|left|Tsuge and oldest son, and Cultural figure]][[File:TsugePipes.jpg|thumb|Tsuge Pipes]][[File:KyoichiroTsugeBriar.jpg|thumb|left|Tsuge with Briar]]Kyoichiro attempted to restart the cigarette holder business when the war ended in 1945. As ivory, which was under control of GHQ, was almost unobtainable then, he procured cherry wood in Tohoku as an alternative. When he started manufacturing cigarette holders, pipes started to sell in large amount thanks to the release of pipe tobacco by the US army and the media report of General Douglas MacArthur landing at Atsugi Airport with a corn cob pipe in his mouth.<br> | ||
In response to the boom of pipes, TSUGE had to put increasing efforts in making pipes | In response to the boom of pipes, TSUGE had to put increasing efforts in making pipes rather than cigarette holder. The compayny hired craftsmen who made umbrella handles and started to mass produce billiard and bent billiard pipes using cherry wood to meet the rapidly growing market demand. The company developed to become one of the most cutting edge companies in Japan, having 120 craftsmen at its peak. | ||
[[Image:Tsuge Pipe01.jpg|left|thumb]][[Image:Tsuge Pipe02.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Tsuge Pipe03.jpg|left|thumb]][[Image:Tsuge Pipe04.jpg|right|thumb]] | [[Image:Tsuge Pipe01.jpg|left|thumb]][[Image:Tsuge Pipe02.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Tsuge Pipe03.jpg|left|thumb]][[Image:Tsuge Pipe04.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||