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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, 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 | 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 officially sold due to financial related issues. The stem he invented would be featured on many of his own pipes made in his Ulster Park shop. According to the NYS Health Department's records, William Hendrikx passed away on the 23rd of August, 1961. | ||
[[http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-w1.html]] Singular example of a Hendrikx pipe. | [[http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-w1.html]] Singular example of a Hendrikx pipe. | ||