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==History==

==History==

[[File:WallyFrank Bulldog.jpg|thumb|400px|Wally Frank Bulldog, courtesy [http://http://www.smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]]

[[File:Wf1951C.jpg|thumb|200px|exterior view, Wally Frank, 44th St. and Madison Ave., New York City, 1951]]

Wally Frank, Ltd. was one of America's oldest and most respected names in pipes and tobaccos, beginning in the earlt 1930’s. Wally Frank operated a chain of tobacco stores in New York City (the flagship store was in Lexington Avenue) and had a vast catalog business for pipes and pipe tobaccos. Their numerous private-label pipes were made by many makers, including Charatan, Sasieni, Weber, and many others. Wally Frank, Ltd. also owned the [[Pioneer]] brand of meerschaum pipes, made from both Turkish and African meerschaum. In addition to importing pipes, he had many pipes made in his own name and also employed pipemakers like [[Stokkebye|Peter Stokkebye]], [[S. Bang|Svend Bang]], and [[Ed Burak]] (who later became the owner of [[Connoisseur]]). As a result, each Wally Frank pipe must be individually evaluated on its own merit.  

Wally Frank, Ltd. was one of America's oldest and most respected names in pipes and tobaccos, beginning in the earlt 1930’s. Wally Frank operated a chain of tobacco stores in New York City (the flagship store was in Lexington Avenue) and had a vast catalog business for pipes and pipe tobaccos. Their numerous private-label pipes were made by many makers, including Charatan, Sasieni, Weber, and many others. Wally Frank, Ltd. also owned the [[Pioneer]] brand of meerschaum pipes, made from both Turkish and African meerschaum. In addition to importing pipes, he had many pipes made in his own name and also employed pipemakers like [[Stokkebye|Peter Stokkebye]], [[S. Bang|Svend Bang]], and [[Ed Burak]] (who later became the owner of [[Connoisseur]]). As a result, each Wally Frank pipe must be individually evaluated on its own merit.  

[[File:HilsonElan1964.jpg|thumb|400px|1964 Wally Frank catalog listing for Hilson Elan, Courtesy Doug Valitchka]]

[[File:Wf1951B.jpg|thumb|200px|interior view, Wally Frank, 44th St. and Madison Ave., New York City, 1951]]

[[File:Wf1951A.jpg|thumb|200px|exterior view, Wally Frank, 44th St. and Madison Ave., New York City, 1951]]

Members of Wally Frank's "The Pipe of the Month Club" received a new pipe in the mail once a month.

Members of Wally Frank's "The Pipe of the Month Club" received a new pipe in the mail once a month.

*Huntleigh

*Huntleigh

*John Street

*John Street

*Limited

*Limited

*London Lightweights

*London Lightweights

*White Bar

*White Bar

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://pipepages.com/4wfpl1.htm ''Pipe Lore'', November 1942]

*[http://pipepages.com/4wfpl1.htm ''Pipe Lore'', November 1942]

*[http://pipepages.com/2wfpl1.htm ''Pipe Lore'', Summer 1949]

*[http://pipepages.com/2wfpl1.htm ''Pipe Lore'', Summer 1949]

*[http://pipepages.com/611.htm Early 1960s Christmas Catalog]

*[http://pipepages.com/611.htm Early 1960s Christmas Catalog]

*[http://pipepages.com/64wf1.htm 1964(?) Christmas Catalog]

*[http://pipepages.com/64wf1.htm 1964(?) Christmas Catalog]