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The Wilke Pipe Shop was located for decades at 400 Madison Avenue and 48th, in New York City, and in the 1970s opened a satellite store in the famed Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia, selling Wilke pipes made by [[Steven Johnson]]. In 1983, the brand was purchased by pipe maker Elliott [[Nachwalter]] and his wife, Carole Burns. They continued to operate the Madison Avenue store until the early 1990's, at which point the couple moved to Vermont and Pipeworks & Wilke was born as a mail-order business. | The Wilke Pipe Shop was located for decades at 400 Madison Avenue and 48th, in New York City, and in the 1970s opened a satellite store in the famed Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia, selling Wilke pipes made by [[Steven Johnson]]. In 1983, the brand was purchased by pipe maker Elliott [[Nachwalter]] and his wife, Carole Burns. They continued to operate the Madison Avenue store until the early 1990's, at which point the couple moved to Vermont and Pipeworks & Wilke was born as a mail-order business. | ||
Even after the marriage of Burns and Nachwalter, the business continued, with Nachwalter selling pipes in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Burns blending tobacco in Montpelier, Vermont. Burns continues to keep the 125 year old brand alive at http://www.vtpipes.com/. | <!--Even after the marriage of Burns and Nachwalter, the business continued, with Nachwalter selling pipes in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Burns blending tobacco in Montpelier, Vermont. Burns continues to keep the 125 year old brand alive at http://www.vtpipes.com/.--> | ||
Carole Burns<ref>http://www.vtpipes.com/</ref> continued blending tobacco in Montpelier, Vermont till July 2017. Now John Brandt looks to continue blending Wilke's traditional blends and bringing back some of the older blends from the early days to keep the 145 year old brand alive and growing.<ref>https://www.wilkepipetobacco.com/history</ref></blockquote> | Carole Burns<ref>http://www.vtpipes.com/</ref> continued blending tobacco in Montpelier, Vermont till July 2017. Now John Brandt looks to continue blending Wilke's traditional blends and bringing back some of the older blends from the early days to keep the 145 year old brand alive and growing.<ref>https://www.wilkepipetobacco.com/history</ref></blockquote> | ||