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Creator of the Alco brand.  The name is often said to stand for Mary Linkman & Company.  Mary Linkman was the mother of Louis B. Linkman, originator of the [[Dr. Grabow]] pipe.  This Chicago company produced meerschaums and briars both.
Creator of the Alco brand.  The name is often said to stand for Mary Linkman & Company.  Mary Linkman was the mother of Louis B. Linkman, originator of the [[Dr. Grabow]] pipe.  This Chicago company produced meerschaums and briars both.
[[File:Linkmans Chicago 1937.jpg|thumb|The Louis B. Linkman pipe factory, built 1922, from circa 1937 catalog, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]
[[File:Linkmans Chicago 1937.jpg|thumb|The Louis B. Linkman pipe factory, built 1922, from circa 1937 catalog, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]]
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]]
[[Category: United States]]
[[Category: United States]]

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