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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''' | '''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''' | ||
[[File:MedicoPatent13.jpg|thumb|1933 Filter Patent]][[File:Medico33Patent13.jpg|thumb | [[File:MedicoPatent13.jpg|thumb|1933 Filter Patent]][[File:Medico33Patent13.jpg|thumb|Vintage Medico Filters, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Medico 1962 ad.jpg|thumb|1962 Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]'''Medico''' was created in 1933, and is still produced by [[S.M. Frank]]. The brand is famous for its pipe filters, which were lanched in the same year. Since 1966, some models have been made in Brylon, a synthetic material, and others in briar. The brand was also sold by the English company [[Cadogan]] and [[Oppenheimer Pipe]] | ||
[[File:Medico Crest.jpg|thumb | [[File:Medico Crest.jpg|thumb|Medico Crest Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Symbol: '''M''' inside a shield, although early pipes, like the example bellow, had a + sign, like a Medic would have on their sleeve. | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185 caption="1933 Patent with a Rock Ambera style stem, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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<gallery widths=300px heights=185 caption="Medico Gold Crest and detail, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185 caption="A Medico Crest Artisan, made in Italy, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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When you trace the Medico tobacco pipes history, you have to trace it back to the origins of the company that created it. The company that originated the Medico brand is the [[S.M. Frank]] & Co. This company dates back to the year 1900. In that year, a man named Sam Frank began selling pipes and related tobacco products. Eventually, the company began making its own line of pipes. With the help of an experienced pipe manufacturer, Ferdinand Feuerbach, the company produced the popular Royal DeMuth and Hesson Guard Milano tobacco pipes. The company continued to grow well into the early part of the 1930s. | When you trace the Medico tobacco pipes history, you have to trace it back to the origins of the company that created it. The company that originated the Medico brand is the [[S.M. Frank]] & Co. This company dates back to the year 1900. In that year, a man named Sam Frank began selling pipes and related tobacco products. Eventually, the company began making its own line of pipes. With the help of an experienced pipe manufacturer, Ferdinand Feuerbach, the company produced the popular Royal DeMuth and Hesson Guard Milano tobacco pipes. The company continued to grow well into the early part of the 1930s. | ||