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Linkman\'s Vintage Canadian Briar Pipe With Logo On Pipe For Sale

$Linkman\'s Vintage Canadian Briar Pipe With Logo On Pipe$
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Linkman\'s Vintage Canadian Briar Pipe With Logo On Pipe:
$30.00

Vintage Linkman\'s Canadian Briar Pipe With Logo On Pipe
6.5 INCHES LONG 2 INCH HEAD HEIGHT 40 GRAMS CUT STINGERCreator of the Alco brand. The name is often said to stand for Mary Linkman & Company. Mary Linkman was the mother of Louis B. Linkman, originator of theDr. Grabowpipe. This Chicago company produced meerschaums and briars both.Louis B. Linkman, Co-founder of the Pipe Company of that Name, Invented the Idea Of Pre-Smoking Pipes Before Selling Them by J. Harte, from the June 1946 issue of PIPE LOVERS magazine. It appears here courtesy of Russell McKay, and his site,[link removed by ]

BACK IN 1898, two ambitious young men reached the momentous decision to go into business for themselves. They were Louis B. Linkman and August Fisher. From the time they were in knee pants they had worked for a pipe jobber in the mid-west.

The business was growing and expanding rapidly, and the executives soon realized the quarters in the Wells Street Bridge Building were inadequate, so in 1922 Linkman built a modern three-story reinforced concrete building at the corner of Fullerton Avenue and Racine, housing one of the most complete and modern pipe plants in America.

(Editors Note: This is the sixth in a series of historical articles describing the early growth and development of the leading pipe and tobacco manufacturers. Another will be presented next month.)

THE COMPANY continued to grow, turning out quality pipes that were recognized wherever good pipes are appreciated, and the continued success of the organization was due in no small measure to the foresight and sound business principles of Louis B. Linkman\'s leadership.