Updated: Apr 16, 2011 BBB: " Best British Briar" is now a brand of the Cadogan Company (Oppenheimer group). American rights to use the brand name were sold to Wally Frank in 1980.
Founder of the brand in 1847: Louis Blumfeld. The oldest pipe brand name in the UK has been registered in 1876 (Blumfeld Best Briar)
Grading (ascendant): Own Make, Bold Grain, Best Make, Rare Grain
Founder of the brand in 1847: Louis Blumfeld. The oldest pipe brand name in the UK has been registered in 1876 (Blumfeld Best Briar)
Grading (ascendant): Own Make, Bold Grain, Best Make, Rare Grain
BBB's second: Mackenzie
Early Patent pipe
▲ (Left side) ◊ Own Make, BBB (in diamond) ◊
(Right side) ◊ Hesson, PATD DEC.22.1925, 2925 ◊
(Right side) ◊ Hesson, PATD DEC.22.1925, 2925 ◊
Early red diamond logo
Thorneycroft
▲ ◊ BBB (in diamond) Own make, Thorneycroft, London England, 427 ◊
▲ ◊ BBB (in diamond) Own Make, Thorneycroft, Made in England ◊ 636 (on mouthpiece)
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