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The factory of Raoul Amiel near Philippeville in Algeria is the result of the briar industry there. By 1900 the French and Italian sources of briarwood in the Mediterranean are becoming rarer. The pipe industry had grown in a short period of time and a gigantic demand for this special rootwood was there. In 1905 rich fields of briar were discovered in Algeria, at that time still part of France. Within some years Algeria became an important exporter of so-called ebauchons that were exported world-wide. About eighty percent of the briar used in the pipe industry of that time originated from Algeria.
The factory of Raoul Amiel near Philippeville in Algeria is the result of the briar industry there. By 1900 the French and Italian sources of briarwood in the Mediterranean are becoming rarer. The pipe industry had grown in a short period of time and a gigantic demand for this special rootwood was there. In 1905 rich fields of briar were discovered in Algeria, at that time still part of France. Within some years Algeria became an important exporter of so-called ebauchons that were exported world-wide. About eighty percent of the briar used in the pipe industry of that time originated from Algeria.
[[File:Amiel.JPG |left|thumb|Amiel pipes ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']]
[[ File:Amiel Flam Prima115.JPG|left|thumb|Amiel Flam Prima 115.''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']]
[[ File:Amiel Flam Prima115.JPG|left|thumb|Amiel Flam Prima 115.''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']]


French undertakers together with English investors were considering to set up the industry of pipe making in Algeria. The raw material was sufficient available, moreover cheap labour was easy to get.
French undertakers together with English investors were considering to set up the industry of pipe making in Algeria. The raw material was sufficient available, moreover cheap labour was easy to get.
[[File:Amiel Royale 100.JPG |left|thumb|Amiel Royale 100''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']]
[[File:Amiel Royale 100.JPG |left|thumb|Amiel Royale 100 ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']]


In 1932 the first pipe factory in Algeria opened its doors under the name Raoul Amiel. A mysterious factory of which little history is known. Certainly the techniques for making the pipes came over from Saint-Claude so that the pipes are hard to distinguish from the French counterparts.
In 1932 the first pipe factory in Algeria opened its doors under the name Raoul Amiel. A mysterious factory of which little history is known. Certainly the techniques for making the pipes came over from Saint-Claude so that the pipes are hard to distinguish from the French counterparts.
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