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The '''Oppenheimer''' Group was a British holding company, which through the [[Cadogan]] company had various pipe brands. It was founded in 1860 by Charles Oppenheimer, along with brothers Adolphe and David, and Charles's brother-in-law, Louis Adler. They established connections with [[GBD]] in 1870. | The '''Oppenheimer''' Group was a British holding company, which through the [[Cadogan]] company had various pipe brands. It was founded in 1860 by Charles Oppenheimer, along with brothers Adolphe and David, and Charles's brother-in-law, Louis Adler. They established connections with [[GBD]] in 1870. | ||
With business interests in Saint-Claude, Oppenheimer bought the [[Marechal Ruchon & Cie.]] factory, which from then on had two directors in London (Adolphe Oppenheimer and James Adler, son of Louis Adler), and two in Paris (August Marécel and Ferdinand Ruchon). | [[File:OppenheimerPipes-1950sCatalog-Pg1.png|thumb|link=https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf|Oppenheimer Pipes Building, from [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdfCirca 1950s catalog], courtesy Václav Blahovec]][[File:1950sOppenheimerCatalog-Index.JPG|thumb|link=https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdf|Index from [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/1950s%3FGBDcatalog.pdfCirca 1950s catalog], courtesy Václav Blahovec]]With business interests in Saint-Claude, Oppenheimer bought the [[Marechal Ruchon & Cie.]] factory, which from then on had two directors in London (Adolphe Oppenheimer and James Adler, son of Louis Adler), and two in Paris (August Marécel and Ferdinand Ruchon). | ||
In 1906, the group built a large factory in Saint-Claude, under the direction of Lucien Verguet, which led to the merger of [[Sina & Cie.]] and [[C.J. Verguet Freres]]. | In 1906, the group built a large factory in Saint-Claude, under the direction of Lucien Verguet, which led to the merger of [[Sina & Cie.]] and [[C.J. Verguet Freres]]. | ||
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'''The following brands, at least at one point during their history, belonged to the Oppenheimer Pipe Group:''' | '''The following brands, at least at one point during their history, belonged to the Oppenheimer Pipe Group:''' | ||
* [[AO]] | * [[AO]] | ||
* [[Comoy's]] | * [[Comoy's]] | ||