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[[File:WDC DEMUTH.JPG|thumb]] | [[File:WDC DEMUTH.JPG|thumb]] | ||
[[File:WDCLaddie08.jpg|thumb|Catalog page, courtesy Doug Vaclitchka]] | [[File:WDCLaddie08.jpg|thumb|Catalog page, courtesy Doug Vaclitchka]] | ||
[[File:Hesson-Guard-1943.jpg|thumb|1943 Hessen Guard Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:Hesson-Guard-1943.jpg|thumb|1943 Hessen Guard Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
[[File:WDCStratford13.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:WDCStratford13.jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[File:WDC Milano14.jpg|thumb|]] | [[File:WDC Milano14.jpg|thumb|]] | ||
[[File:WDC Sterling.jpg|thumb|WDC Sterling Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | |||
[[File:Stratford16.jpg|thumb|WDC Stratford, Brighton, Wellington Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:Stratford16.jpg|thumb|WDC Stratford, Brighton, Wellington Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
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In 1897 '''Ferdinand Feuerbach''' joined the Demuth company and by 1903 had become the production manager. Feuerbach is credited with developing Demuth's popular ''Royal Demuth'' and ''Hesson Guard Milano'' pipelines. He left in 1919, when Sam Frank Sr. needed an experienced pipe man to run his pipe factory, located at 168 Southern Blvd., in the Bronx. Feuerbach and Frank had been close friends since Frank started his own business in 1900 and was closely associated with the sales staff of WDC, selling their line of pipes. | In 1897 '''Ferdinand Feuerbach''' joined the Demuth company and by 1903 had become the production manager. Feuerbach is credited with developing Demuth's popular ''Royal Demuth'' and ''Hesson Guard Milano'' pipelines. He left in 1919, when Sam Frank Sr. needed an experienced pipe man to run his pipe factory, located at 168 Southern Blvd., in the Bronx. Feuerbach and Frank had been close friends since Frank started his own business in 1900 and was closely associated with the sales staff of WDC, selling their line of pipes. | ||
[[File:WDC-Milano-1925AmherstClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Milano 1925 Amherst College Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-Stratford-Navard-University1925ClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Stratford 1925 Harvard University Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell3.jpg|thumb|1906 Columbia Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell4.jpg|thumb|1906 Class pipe detail. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson courtesy Brian Robtertson]]<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="WDC Circa 1920s Milano pipes with 1925 Patent date, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | [[File:WDC-Milano-1925AmherstClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Milano 1925 Amherst College Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-Stratford-Navard-University1925ClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Stratford 1925 Harvard University Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell3.jpg|thumb|1906 Columbia Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell4.jpg|thumb|1906 Class pipe detail. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson courtesy Brian Robtertson]][[File:WDCMeerschaumCartridges-Purifier.jpg|thumb|A box of "Genuine Meerschuam Cartirdges for the Purifier Pipe", courtesy Briar Robertson]][[File:WDC-PurifierPipeAd.jpg|thumb|Ad for the W.D.C. Purifier "Air Cooled" Briar Pipes, which apparently used the Meerschaum Cartridges shown above, courtesy Brian Robertson]]<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="WDC Circa 1920s Milano pipes with 1925 Patent date, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
WDCMilano01.jpg|Circa 1920s Author | WDCMilano01.jpg|Circa 1920s Author | ||
WDCMilano07.jpg|Author Detail | WDCMilano07.jpg|Author Detail | ||
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WDCMilano2-08.jpg | WDCMilano2-08.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="WDC Sterling Hand Made, as seen in the Ad to the right, courtesy Fletcher Hiner"> | |||
WDC-Sterling1.jpeg | |||
WDC-Sterling2.jpeg | |||
WDC-Sterling3.jpeg | |||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Royal Demuth example w/box and matches, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Royal Demuth example w/box and matches, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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File:Stratford08.jpg | File:Stratford08.jpg | ||
File:Stratford10.jpg | File:Stratford10.jpg | ||
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'''The following is an interesting baseball themed pipe by WDC. If you have any information about this unique pipe, please add it here, or send it to sethile.pipes@gmail.com and we can add it for you.''' | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="WDC The League, courtesy Steven Howell"> | |||
WDC-TheLeague.jpg|Left profile | |||
WDC-TheLeague2.jpg|Right profile | |||
WDC-TheLeague3.jpg|Threaded bowl removed and placed above the stem | |||
File:WDC-TheLeague4.jpg|Looking down, bowl removed | |||
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File:HessonGuard07.jpg|Hesson Guard Milano Details | File:HessonGuard07.jpg|Hesson Guard Milano Details | ||
File:HessonGuard08.jpg|Hesson Guard Milano Details | File:HessonGuard08.jpg|Hesson Guard Milano Details | ||
Hesson GuardMilanoPatent01.jpg|Hesson Guard Milano Patent | |||
Hesson GuardMilanoPatent07.jpg|Milano Patent Detail | |||
Hesson GuardMilanoPatent08.jpg|Milano Patent Detail | |||
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File:WDCWellingtonBlast01.jpg | File:WDCWellingtonBlast01.jpg | ||
File:WDCWellingtonBlast09.jpg | File:WDCWellingtonBlast09.jpg | ||
WDC-Wellington2-01.jpg | |||
WDC-Wellington2-07.jpg | |||
WDC-Wellington2-08.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Patents == | == Patents == | ||
The Hesson pipes are named after ''William Wallace Hesson'' whose inventions lead to two patents: | The Hesson pipes are named after ''William Wallace Hesson'' whose inventions lead to two patents: | ||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths=400 heights=700> | ||
Hesson Jr18.jpg|Hesson Patent US1566866<ref>https://patents.google.com/patent/US1566866</ref> granted Dec. 22, 1925, courtesy Doug Valitchka | Hesson Jr18.jpg|Hesson Patent US1566866<ref>https://patents.google.com/patent/US1566866</ref> granted Dec. 22, 1925, courtesy Doug Valitchka | ||
WDC Hesson.jpg|WEDC Hesson 1932 Patent<ref>https://patents.google.com/patent/US1855800</ref>, courtesy Doug Valitchka | WDC Hesson.jpg|WEDC Hesson 1932 Patent<ref>https://patents.google.com/patent/US1855800</ref>, courtesy Doug Valitchka | ||
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<gallery widths=400 heights=500 caption="A 1933 patent attributed to D.P. Lavietes, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
WDC Pat 1936060 a.jpg|Nov. 21, 1933 patent, filed Dec. 2, 1932 | |||
WDC Pat 1936060 b.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* You may also | * You may also enjoy reading Ben Rapaport's article [[A Demuth—Dunhill Connection?]]. | ||
* You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of S. M. Frank president, Bill Feuerbach, on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-174/ Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||