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[[File:BBB Add 1957.jpg|thumb|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:BBB Add 1957.jpg|thumb|Courtesy, Doug Valitchka]] | ||
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<revive zone="19" align="right" caption="An excellent selection of Estate pipes is available at The Danish Pipe Shop (A Pipedia Underwriter)" /> | |||
The initials once stood for Blumfeld’s Best Briars after Louis Blumfeld, who took over the management of the [[A. Frankau & Co.|Adolph Frankau Company]] in 1856. After his death, the BBB gradually became known as Britain’s Best Briars. Soon to be the oldest English trademark in current use and the first pipe ever to have a registered trade mark. "Britain's Best Briars", often called BBB, is one of the oldest brands still in production and has always been the most popular foreign brand in Denmark. Earlier pipes included a metal rondel with a diamond shape including BBB imbedded in the stem top, and later post-Cadogan went to a stamped on logo, similar to the GBD pipes. | The initials once stood for Blumfeld’s Best Briars after Louis Blumfeld, who took over the management of the [[A. Frankau & Co.|Adolph Frankau Company]] in 1856. After his death, the BBB gradually became known as Britain’s Best Briars. Soon to be the oldest English trademark in current use and the first pipe ever to have a registered trade mark. "Britain's Best Briars", often called BBB, is one of the oldest brands still in production and has always been the most popular foreign brand in Denmark. Earlier pipes included a metal rondel with a diamond shape including BBB imbedded in the stem top, and later post-Cadogan went to a stamped on logo, similar to the GBD pipes. | ||