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'''Dating and History:''' | '''Dating and History:''' | ||
[[File:BBB Birmingham 1912.jpg|thumb|left|300px|BBB Birmingham 1912.Courtesy Yuriy Novikov]] | |||
[[File:BBB OwnMake.jpg|thumb|left|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:BBB74Xmas01.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]][[File:BBBMinervaMatt07.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]][[File:BBBMinervaMatt09.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]][[Image:BBB_04.jpg|right|300px|thumb]][[Image:BBB_19.jpg|thumb|300px]]I have been doing some digging into BBB pipes for some we have for VPC auctions and I found an article online in French. Here is a Babelfish translation of a history of BBB from http://www.fumeursdepipe.net/artbbb.htm | [[File:BBB OwnMake.jpg|thumb|left|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:BBB74Xmas01.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]][[File:BBBMinervaMatt07.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]][[File:BBBMinervaMatt09.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]][[Image:BBB_04.jpg|right|300px|thumb]][[Image:BBB_19.jpg|thumb|300px]]I have been doing some digging into BBB pipes for some we have for VPC auctions and I found an article online in French. Here is a Babelfish translation of a history of BBB from http://www.fumeursdepipe.net/artbbb.htm | ||
Genesis and history of the company. | Genesis and history of the company. | ||
Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd In 1847, Adolph Frankau arrived in London and quickly understood opportunities that the market of tobacco presented, in full expansion. He created the company "Adolph Frankau & Co" and became an importer of meerschaum pipes and supplies in connection with the tobacco. It takes under its wing young a 14 year old boy, Louis Blumfeld. The business thrives quickly until the death of Adolph Frankau in 1856. His widow prepares to sell the company. | Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd In 1847, Adolph Frankau arrived in London and quickly understood opportunities that the market of tobacco presented, in full expansion. He created the company "Adolph Frankau & Co" and became an importer of meerschaum pipes and supplies in connection with the tobacco. It takes under its wing young a 14 year old boy, Louis Blumfeld. The business thrives quickly until the death of Adolph Frankau in 1856. His widow prepares to sell the company. | ||
Enter in scene Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), author of "Hero and worship of the heroes". This last advises with Mrs Frankau not to sell, but to entrust the future of the company to the hands of the young person Louis Blumfeld, then 18 years old. Carlyle was to have a very high opinion of the Louis young person, and this confidence was justified by its assumption of responsibility of the business, its enthusiasm and its inexhaustible energy. Louis realizes quickly, like others, great potential of the Heather, from which the interest comes to be recognized. | Enter in scene Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), author of "Hero and worship of the heroes". This last advises with Mrs Frankau not to sell, but to entrust the future of the company to the hands of the young person Louis Blumfeld, then 18 years old. Carlyle was to have a very high opinion of the Louis young person, and this confidence was justified by its assumption of responsibility of the business, its enthusiasm and its inexhaustible energy. Louis realizes quickly, like others, great potential of the Heather, from which the interest comes to be recognized. | ||