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[[File:WDC Hesson Guard-1940.jpg|thumb|1940 Hesson Guard Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDCBakelite16.jpg|thumb|left|Bakelite Ad, Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDCMilano14.jpg|thumb|Hesson Guard Milano Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDC Hesson.jpg|thumb|WEDC Hesson 1932 Patent, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDC DEMUTH.JPG|thumb]]The Demuth Company is probably well known for the famous trademark, WDC in an inverted equilateral triangle. William commissioned the figurative meerschaum Presidential series, 29 precision-carved likenesses of John Adams, the second president of the United States (1797-1801) to Herbert Hoover, the 30th president (1929-1933), and "Columbus Landing in America," a 32-inch-long centennial meerschaum masterpiece that took two years to complete and was exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. | [[File:WDC Hesson Guard-1940.jpg|thumb|1940 Hesson Guard Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDCBakelite16.jpg|thumb|left|Bakelite Ad, Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDCMilano14.jpg|thumb|Hesson Guard Milano Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDC Hesson.jpg|thumb|WEDC Hesson 1932 Patent, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDC DEMUTH.JPG|thumb]]The Demuth Company is probably well known for the famous trademark, WDC in an inverted equilateral triangle. William commissioned the figurative meerschaum Presidential series, 29 precision-carved likenesses of John Adams, the second president of the United States (1797-1801) to Herbert Hoover, the 30th president (1929-1933), and "Columbus Landing in America," a 32-inch-long centennial meerschaum masterpiece that took two years to complete and was exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. | ||
[[File:WDC Sterling.jpg|thumb|WDC Sterling Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]The Presidential series was the result of Demuth's friendship with President James A. Garfield, a connoisseur of meerschaum pipes. Demuth presented two pipes to Garfield at his inauguration in 1881, one in his likeness, the other in the likeness of the President's wife. Later, Demuth arranged for another figurative matching the others to be added to the collection as each new president acceded to the White House, terminating with President Hoover. | [[File:Hesson Jr18.jpg|thumb|Hesson Patent granted Dec. 22, 1925, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:WDC Sterling.jpg|thumb|WDC Sterling Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]The Presidential series was the result of Demuth's friendship with President James A. Garfield, a connoisseur of meerschaum pipes. Demuth presented two pipes to Garfield at his inauguration in 1881, one in his likeness, the other in the likeness of the President's wife. Later, Demuth arranged for another figurative matching the others to be added to the collection as each new president acceded to the White House, terminating with President Hoover. | ||
''Note: This information originally appeared on pages 22-23 of ''Collecting Antique Meerschaums'' (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,1999), by Ben Rapaport. It was used without permission in the article written by Maureen Timm, As seen in The Antique Shoppe Newspaper, July, 2005, [http://antiqueshoppefl.com/archives/mtimm/meerschaum.htm] but is used here by permission of the original author.'' | ''Note: This information originally appeared on pages 22-23 of ''Collecting Antique Meerschaums'' (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,1999), by Ben Rapaport. It was used without permission in the article written by Maureen Timm, As seen in The Antique Shoppe Newspaper, July, 2005, [http://antiqueshoppefl.com/archives/mtimm/meerschaum.htm] but is used here by permission of the original author.'' | ||
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