LOVLEY CIVIC BENT BRIAR PIPE , SILVER BAND STAMPED CIVIC LONDON 1916 , ITC

The Civic Company Ltd of London was formed in 1921 out of the Imperial Tobacco Co. (Fancy Goods Department) Ltd which was located in Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith. The Imperial

Company itself was formed in 1901 in response to an aggressive take over raid in Britain by American Tobacco and involved the pooling of tobacco retail outlets including closely related items such as briar pipes. In 1902 Imperial purchased the Salmon & Gluckstein retail empire, which included a section that finished briar pipes, originally made in France, for sale in Britain. It is this unit that became the fancy goods department within Imperial and, ultimately in 1921, the Civic Company. In 1928 Civic formed a key element in the merger with other producers and retailers that formed Cadogan Investments which still trades today.

STUNNING PIPE, in good used condition FOR ITS AGE

Approximate Measures (all in mm)

Length : 130

Height : 45

Total bowl diameter : 28

Inner bowl diameter : 20

Please see my other listings to included many other antique and vintage pipes this week

All pipes I am selling are from my own private collection and have been given a light clean. They have not been reamed or sterilized

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