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The company found a tragic end at the end of the 1960s. During the riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. the factory was plundered and set on fire. Though some efforts - mainly by Bertram employees - were made to restart Bertram never really recovered and the owning family decided to quit pipe production. | The company found a tragic end at the end of the 1960s. During the riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. the factory was plundered and set on fire. Though some efforts - mainly by Bertram employees - were made to restart Bertram never really recovered and the owning family decided to quit pipe production. | ||
== Off site links == | |||
[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/storia/storie-di-pipe/pipe-bertram Le pipe Bertram]''' an italian text about Bertram's history and pipes from pipology.com | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: United States]] | [[Category: United States]] | ||