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In 1897 '''Ferdinand Feuerbach''' joined the Demuth company and by 1903 had become the production manager. Feuerbach is credited with developing Demuth's popular ''Royal Demuth'' and ''Hesson Guard Milano'' pipelines. He left in 1919, when Sam Frank Sr. needed an experienced pipe man to run his pipe factory, located at 168 Southern Blvd., in the Bronx. Feuerbach and Frank had been close friends since Frank started his own business in 1900 and was closely associated with the sales staff of WDC, selling their line of pipes. | In 1897 '''Ferdinand Feuerbach''' joined the Demuth company and by 1903 had become the production manager. Feuerbach is credited with developing Demuth's popular ''Royal Demuth'' and ''Hesson Guard Milano'' pipelines. He left in 1919, when Sam Frank Sr. needed an experienced pipe man to run his pipe factory, located at 168 Southern Blvd., in the Bronx. Feuerbach and Frank had been close friends since Frank started his own business in 1900 and was closely associated with the sales staff of WDC, selling their line of pipes. | ||
[[File:WDC-Milano-1925AmherstClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Milano 1925 Amherst College Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-Stratford-Navard-University1925ClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Stratford 1925 Harvard University Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell3.jpg|thumb|1906 Columbia Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell4.jpg|thumb|1906 Class pipe detail. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson courtesy Brian Robtertson]]<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="WDC Circa 1920s Milano pipes with 1925 Patent date, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | [[File:WDC-Milano-1925AmherstClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Milano 1925 Amherst College Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-Stratford-Navard-University1925ClassPipe.jpg|thumb|WDC Stratford 1925 Harvard University Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell3.jpg|thumb|1906 Columbia Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:WDC-1906Cornell4.jpg|thumb|1906 Class pipe detail. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for more photos and information. Courtesy Brian Robertson courtesy Brian Robtertson]][[File:WDCMeerschaumCartridges-Purifier.jpg|thumb|A box of "Genuine Meerschuam Cartirdges for the Purifier Pipe", courtesy Briar Robertson]]<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="WDC Circa 1920s Milano pipes with 1925 Patent date, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
WDCMilano01.jpg|Circa 1920s Author | WDCMilano01.jpg|Circa 1920s Author | ||
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