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[[Image:1019-1-4.jpg|thumb|right|GBD UNIQUE STRAIGHT GRAIN London England]] | [[Image:1019-1-4.jpg|thumb|right|GBD UNIQUE STRAIGHT GRAIN London England]] | ||
[[Image:1019-01-1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD UNIQUE STRAIGHT GRAIN London England]] | [[Image:1019-01-1.jpg|thumb|right|GBD UNIQUE STRAIGHT GRAIN London England]] | ||
[[Image:GBD 922.jpg|thumb | [[Image:GBD 922.jpg|thumb|GBD 922 STRAIGHT GRAIN France]] | ||
[[Image:NE 1-8.jpg|thumb | [[Image:NE 1-8.jpg|thumb|GBD NEW ERA A.L'ALGERIEN PARIS 1930-40]] | ||
[[Image:GBD1.jpg|thumb | [[Image:GBD1.jpg|thumb|GBD Estate Pipe Virgin Bent Billiard 508 from [http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=310 Smoker's Haven]]] | ||
[[Image:GBD4.jpg|thumb | [[Image:GBD4.jpg|thumb|[http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=310 Courtesy Smoker's Haven]]] | ||
In 1920 Oppenheimer had purchased '''[[BBB]]''' (Blumfeld’s Best Briar, formerly A. Frankau) and little later '''[[Loewe & Co.]]''' and large shares of '''[[Comoy's]] of London'''. The economic crisis in the early 1920s induced the foundation of '''Cadogan Investments Ltd.''', named for it’s seat at Cadogan Square in London. The Cadogan group was a superordinated holding company, in order to tune all activities of Oppenheimer’s brands in the pipe industry. Whereby an extensive independence of the single brands was preserved. Remember, the Oppenheimers and Adlers weren’t pipe specialists, but rather sales people who depended on their experts in the British and French plants. | In 1920 Oppenheimer had purchased '''[[BBB]]''' (Blumfeld’s Best Briar, formerly A. Frankau) and little later '''[[Loewe & Co.]]''' and large shares of '''[[Comoy's]] of London'''. The economic crisis in the early 1920s induced the foundation of '''Cadogan Investments Ltd.''', named for it’s seat at Cadogan Square in London. The Cadogan group was a superordinated holding company, in order to tune all activities of Oppenheimer’s brands in the pipe industry. Whereby an extensive independence of the single brands was preserved. Remember, the Oppenheimers and Adlers weren’t pipe specialists, but rather sales people who depended on their experts in the British and French plants. | ||
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Other brands of this time were marketed with even larger independence. The '''Dr. Plumb’s''' had been developed by the Parisian sales manager J.B. Rubinovich in 1925 when GBD France needed “a cheap line of pipes" especially for the Canadian market. In fact, the new brand was nicknamed for Mr. Rubinovich’s secretary Leslie W. Plumb, whose most important business was "to doctor figure" the ledgers. Dr. Plumb’s made their way not only in Canada. - The '''Peter Piper''', as well as the Dr. Plumb’s produced in Saint-Claude, is another great example that stampings like "London made" or "London England" are not always totally trustworthy also on older pipes! Not only today numberless brands are made in Saint Claude and stamped with whatever the buyer wants to be stamped... | Other brands of this time were marketed with even larger independence. The '''Dr. Plumb’s''' had been developed by the Parisian sales manager J.B. Rubinovich in 1925 when GBD France needed “a cheap line of pipes" especially for the Canadian market. In fact, the new brand was nicknamed for Mr. Rubinovich’s secretary Leslie W. Plumb, whose most important business was "to doctor figure" the ledgers. Dr. Plumb’s made their way not only in Canada. - The '''Peter Piper''', as well as the Dr. Plumb’s produced in Saint-Claude, is another great example that stampings like "London made" or "London England" are not always totally trustworthy also on older pipes! Not only today numberless brands are made in Saint Claude and stamped with whatever the buyer wants to be stamped... | ||
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File:Irwins Rum.jpg|GBD Made Rum Pipe, courtesy Doug Valitchka | File:Irwins Rum.jpg|GBD Made Rum Pipe, courtesy Doug Valitchka | ||
File:IrwinsRum.jpg|Rum pipe cleaners?, courtesy Doug Valitchka | File:IrwinsRum.jpg|Rum pipe cleaners?, courtesy Doug Valitchka | ||