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As early as 1923 he managed the Adolf [[Frankau]] & Company, Inc of College Point, NY . This manufacturer used the idea that in comparison to European makers, (ex. English company that hires foreigners to work in their mills due to lack of local craftsmanship from their own countrymen) an American company that hires a completely American workforce could produce pipe of the same if not higher quality. | As early as 1923 he managed the Adolf [[Frankau]] & Company, Inc of College Point, NY . This manufacturer used the idea that in comparison to European makers, (ex. English company that hires foreigners to work in their mills due to lack of local craftsmanship from their own countrymen) an American company that hires a completely American workforce could produce pipe of the same if not higher quality. | ||
Over the next two decades, he would act a manager of both the | Over the next two decades, he would act a manager of both the [[BBB]] Pipes (A. Frankau's American factory) and Hesson Pipes Companies, both located in College Point, LI. | ||
His next move would be to attempt his hand at farming in Ulster County, New York. The stock market crash put his plans of countryside leisure on hold and he was pushed back into the work of his calling. | His next move would be to attempt his hand at farming in Ulster County, New York. The stock market crash put his plans of countryside leisure on hold and he was pushed back into the work of his calling. | ||
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This time setting up shop in Ulster Park, Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York, he began producing handmade pipes in a personal barn style workshop. His name was already known to a few in the industry, but the slogan of “Buy American Products” painted in large lettering on the side of his shop, and a roadside sign advertising “William Hendrikx, Briarcraft Pipes for Sale”, drew enough local and by-passer attention that he was able to maintain a reputable business. [[File:Hendrikx pipes 1940.JPG|frame|Advertisement c. 1940-41]] | This time setting up shop in Ulster Park, Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York, he began producing handmade pipes in a personal barn style workshop. His name was already known to a few in the industry, but the slogan of “Buy American Products” painted in large lettering on the side of his shop, and a roadside sign advertising “William Hendrikx, Briarcraft Pipes for Sale”, drew enough local and by-passer attention that he was able to maintain a reputable business. [[File:Hendrikx pipes 1940.JPG|frame|Advertisement c. 1940-41]] | ||
Mr. Hendrikx also held a 1934 patent (US1952862 A) for an improvement to the tobacco pipe, assigned by him to the [[William Demuth Company]]. | Mr. Hendrikx also held a 1934 patent (US1952862 A) for an improvement to the tobacco pipe, inclusive of a filtration system in the stem, assigned by him to the [[William Demuth Company]]. According to the text in [[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2010/Kingston%20NY%20Daily%20Freeman/Kingston%20NY%20Daily%20Freeman%201939%20Grayscale/Kingston%20NY%20Daily%20Freeman%201939%20b%20Grayscale%20-%201176.pdf#xml=http://fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=59c5e4b8&DocId=607383&Index=Z%3a%5cIndex%20I%2dE%2dV&HitCount=12&hits=987+988+9f4+9f5+10d5+10d6+10d9+10da+10dd+10df+10e0+10e3+&SearchForm=%2fFulton%5fNew%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf]]; below, there is refrence to the patent never being officialy sold due to finacial related issues. The stem he invented would be featured on many of his own pipes made in his Ulster Psrk shop. | ||
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