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[[Image:char_41.jpg|thumb|left|From Charatan Flyer, ca. 1964]] | [[Image:char_41.jpg|thumb|left|From Charatan Flyer, ca. 1964]] | ||
[[Image:0088-1.jpg|thumb|left|Charatan's Make Made by Hand in City of London - Courtesy Yuriy Novikov]] | |||
Thanks to Herman G. Lane's dedicated labor Charatan became hugely popular in the States. In 1960 he bought the firm from Reuben Charatan's widow. In the early 1960's Charatan pipes were the first to overstep the $100 Dollar line in US pipe sales. In 1978 Lane's heirs sold the Charatan company to Dunhill. The Prescot Street factory was closed in March 1982. Thereafter the fame and quality of the make declined. | Thanks to Herman G. Lane's dedicated labor Charatan became hugely popular in the States. In 1960 he bought the firm from Reuben Charatan's widow. In the early 1960's Charatan pipes were the first to overstep the $100 Dollar line in US pipe sales. In 1978 Lane's heirs sold the Charatan company to Dunhill. The Prescot Street factory was closed in March 1982. Thereafter the fame and quality of the make declined. | ||