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Article about the 1977 closing of the shop at http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19770918&id=Z1kdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6FcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5573,697759
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(Article about the 1977 closing of the shop at http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19770918&id=Z1kdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6FcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5573,697759) |
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Their pipes seem have been graded by a numbering system, i.e. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60, with the higher numbers being more desirable. | Their pipes seem have been graded by a numbering system, i.e. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60, with the higher numbers being more desirable. | ||
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 and close the shop in 1977. | ||
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