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Was it for that reason? Advertising from the 1940's pictures the Yello-Bole "Honey Girl", who gently urges the pipe smoker to smoke the pipe with "a little honey in every bowl." In fact, honey was an ingredient of the material used to coat the inside of the bowl. It was said to provide a faster, sweeter break-in of the pipe. | Was it for that reason? Advertising from the 1940's pictures the Yello-Bole "Honey Girl", who gently urges the pipe smoker to smoke the pipe with "a little honey in every bowl." In fact, honey was an ingredient of the material used to coat the inside of the bowl. It was said to provide a faster, sweeter break-in of the pipe. | ||
In 1952, 101 years after the Kaufmann brothers had opened a small pipe shop in the Bowery section of New York City, Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy Company with all subsidiaries was purchased by an unknown company strange to pipe industry. (At least, the new owner was economical because the KB&B managers had to leave their luxurious bureaus on 630 Fifth Avenue, New York - the Rockefeller Center - for new rooms in the factory on 6400 Broadway, West New York.) This interlude ended after only 3 years in March of 1955, when | In 1952, 101 years after the Kaufmann brothers had opened a small pipe shop in the Bowery section of New York City, Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy Company with all subsidiaries was purchased by an unknown company strange to pipe industry. (At least, the new owner was economical because the KB&B managers had to leave their luxurious bureaus on 630 Fifth Avenue, New York - the Rockefeller Center - for new rooms in the factory on 6400 Broadway, West New York.) This interlude ended after only 3 years in March of 1955, when [[S. M. Frank & Co.]] bought Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy, The Kaywoodie Company, Reiss-Premier Corp., The New England Briar Pipe Co. and - of course - Yello-Bole. | ||
From the time of S.M. Frank's purchase in 1955 until 1972 Yello-Bole was run as a separate company, as division of the parent. Through this period, Yello-Bole, same as Kaywoodie, had it's own officers, sales force and maintained the production facilities in West New York. These 17 years were probably the most glorious years in Yello-Bole's history. | From the time of S.M. Frank's purchase in 1955 until 1972 Yello-Bole was run as a separate company, as division of the parent. Through this period, Yello-Bole, same as Kaywoodie, had it's own officers, sales force and maintained the production facilities in West New York. These 17 years were probably the most glorious years in Yello-Bole's history. | ||
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== Tips for Dating Yello-Bole Pipes == | == Tips for Dating Yello-Bole Pipes == | ||
* | * KB&B stamped in the clover leaf indicates it was made in 1955 or earlier as they stopped this stamping after being acquired by [[S.M. Frank]]. | ||
*Pipes from 1933-1936 they were stamped "Honey Cured Briar" | * Pipes from 1933-1936 they were stamped "Honey Cured Briar" | ||
*Post 1936 pipes were stamped "Cured with Real Honey" | * Post 1936 pipes were stamped "Cured with Real Honey" | ||
*Pipe stems stamped with the propeller logo were made in the 1930's or 1940's - no propellers were used after the 1940's. | * Pipe stems stamped with the propeller logo were made in the 1930's or 1940's - no propellers were used after the 1940's. | ||
*Yello Bole used a 4 digit code stamped on the pipe in the 1930's. | * Yello Bole used a 4 digit code stamped on the pipe in the 1930's. | ||
*Pipes with the Yello-Bole circle stamped on the shank it were made in the 1930's, this stopped after 1939. | * Pipes with the Yello-Bole circle stamped on the shank it were made in the 1930's, this stopped after 1939. | ||
*Pipes stamped BRUYERE rather than BRIAR it was made in the 1930's. | * Pipes stamped BRUYERE rather than BRIAR it was made in the 1930's. | ||
<center><gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="An early Premier model (a rare miniature pipe), which has the early Prop logo, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <center><gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="An early Premier model (a rare miniature pipe), which has the early Prop logo, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||