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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes'''''' | [[File:Peretti13.jpg|thumb|400px|Compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes'''''' | ||
'''Peretti''' is the brand of Robert A. Peretti, then owner of the '''L.J. Peretti Co.''', a tobacconist founded in Boston by his grandfather, L.Joseph Peretti in 1870. The first pipes made there date from the 1920s, and Robert began producing them in 1938. | '''Peretti''' is the brand of Robert A. Peretti, then owner of the '''L.J. Peretti Co.''', a tobacconist founded in Boston by his grandfather, L.Joseph Peretti in 1870. The first pipes made there date from the 1920s, and Robert began producing them in 1938. | ||
The customers of this well known tobacco and pipe shop included the former British prime minister, Ramsey MacDonald, and also Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Edward G. Robinson, and Walter Matthau. | The customers of this well known tobacco and pipe shop included the former British prime minister, Ramsey MacDonald, and also Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Edward G. Robinson, and Walter Matthau. | ||
'''L.J. Peretti Co.''' | '''L.J. Peretti Co.''' | ||
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*You may enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of Stephen L. Willett. Stephen, the President of L.J. Peretti on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/president-of-lj-peretti-stephen-willett-on-radio-show-of-4122016 PipesMagazine Radio Show] | *You may enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of Stephen L. Willett. Stephen, the President of L.J. Peretti on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/president-of-lj-peretti-stephen-willett-on-radio-show-of-4122016 PipesMagazine Radio Show] | ||
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== Contact Information == | == Contact Information == | ||