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L & H Stern (LHS) of Brooklyn, New York. The company’s famous logo is in a diamond. These pipes are high quality production pipes. The L&H Stern Inc. was established by Ludwig Stern (1877-1942) in 1911. His brother Hugo (1872-?) acted as vice-president & secretary. The firm moved to 56 Pearl St. Brooklyn in 1920. It closed down in the 1960s. | L & H Stern (LHS) of Brooklyn, New York. The company’s famous logo is in a diamond. These pipes are high quality production pipes. The L&H Stern Inc. was established by Ludwig Stern (1877-1942) in 1911. His brother Hugo (1872-?) acted as vice-president & secretary. The firm moved to 56 Pearl St. Brooklyn in 1920. It closed down in the 1960s. | ||
LHS was one of the main pipe supplier for US soldiers during WWII. | LHS was one of the main pipe supplier for US soldiers during WWII. | ||
[[File:LHSSterncrest10.jpg|thumb|LHS Sterncrest add, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:LHSSpecMake13.jpg|thumb|Sterncrest Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:LHS 1947 Ad.jpg|thumb|1947 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | |||
[[File:LHS Ad 1947.jpg|thumb|1947 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:LHS Purex11.jpg|thumb|LHS Purex Superfine Board and pipes]] | |||
<center><gallery Widths=250px Heights=400px Caption="Patents, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:LH Stern 1928 1587048.jpg|1928 Patent | |||
File:LHS1933Patent.jpg|1933 Patent | |||
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In a 1944 catalog there were various model names made by LHS, and they included: | In a 1944 catalog there were various model names made by LHS, and they included: | ||
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Many of their later Sterncrest pipes featured silver bands and some were made with 14kt. gold bands as well. | Many of their later Sterncrest pipes featured silver bands and some were made with 14kt. gold bands as well. | ||
<center><gallery widths=175px caption="LHS Sterncrest examples with details and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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File:LHSSterncrest01.jpg | File:LHSSterncrest01.jpg | ||
File:LHSSterncrest02.jpg | File:LHSSterncrest02.jpg | ||
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File:LHSSterncrest13.jpg | File:LHSSterncrest13.jpg | ||
File:LHSSterncrest09.jpg | File:LHSSterncrest09.jpg | ||
File:Sterncrest01.jpg | |||
File:Sterncrest09.jpg | |||
File:LHSSterncrestFilter.jpg | |||
File:LHSSterncrest Rhodium Band.jpg | |||
File:SterncrestPOW11.jpg | |||
File:SterncrestPOW12.jpg | |||
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<gallery widths=175px caption="LHS Superfine example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:LHS Purex05.jpg | File:LHS Purex05.jpg | ||
File:LHS Purex07.jpg | File:LHS Purex07.jpg | ||
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File:LHS Purex09.jpg | File:LHS Purex09.jpg | ||
File:LHS Purex10.jpg | File:LHS Purex10.jpg | ||
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File:LHSPurex10.jpg | |||
File:LHSPurex12.jpg | |||
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<gallery widths=175px caption="LHS Park Lane example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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File:LHSParkLane09b.jpg | |||
File:LHSParkLane07.jpg | |||
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<gallery widths=175px caption="Various LHS examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:LHSBlueDot03.jpg|Puxex Blue Dot | |||
File:LHSBlueDot11.jpg|Puxex Blue Dot Nomenclature | |||
File:LHSSirRobert09.jpg|LHS Sir Robert | |||
File:LHSSirRobert07.jpg|LHS Sir Robert Nomenclature | |||
File:LHSSirRobert11.jpg|LHS Sir Robert Detail | |||
File:LHSRareRustic05.jpg|Rare Rustic | |||
File:LHSRareRustic07.jpg|Rare Rustic Nomenclature | |||
File:LHSSpecMake07.jpg|Special Make Detail | |||
File:LHSCaboose01.jpg|Caboose | |||
File:LHSCaboose10.jpg|Caboose Nomenclaute | |||
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The "Diamond" series appears to be their high-end line. They had a different logo which was 3 diamonds in a row, larger in the middle. They also had Allbriar models (stem and bowl both made of briar) in the Diamond line, and these tended to have a screw type fitment with stinger, like Kaywoodie or Dr. Grabows. | The "Diamond" series appears to be their high-end line. They had a different logo which was 3 diamonds in a row, larger in the middle. They also had Allbriar models (stem and bowl both made of briar) in the Diamond line, and these tended to have a screw type fitment with stinger, like Kaywoodie or Dr. Grabows. |