Joseph B. Desjardins

Joseph B. Desjardins was a company of significant size at end of the 19th century. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts – at one time they employed 60 workers. The company declined during the Great Depression of 1929. One of the company brands was JD, which had those initials as a symbol in an oval.

Gallery

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  An example marked "Real Amber", which orignally had an amber stem, courtesy Rob Dacey

Patents

The company held two interesting patents, one for a pipe reamer, and another for a stem making machine.

• Joseph B Desjardins Patents, courtesy Rob Dacey
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  Pipe Reamer Patent, May 28, 1912

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  Stem Making Machine Patent, Nov. 23, 1926

Links

• See also Paradis Pipes