Updated: Apr 15, 2012Brand created in 1850 in Paris by Ganneval, Bondier and Donninger.
Marechal & Ruchon Cie first, then C.J. Verguet Frères (closed in 1970) owned GBD from 1903 to 1970 and manufactered these pipes in the St Claude (Fr) plant.
Sometime in the 1970s Cadogan company (Oppenheimer group) took over GBD. Prior to this time, the pipes were stamped "London England" in a straight line, even if they were sometimes crafted in France.
Marechal & Ruchon Cie first, then C.J. Verguet Frères (closed in 1970) owned GBD from 1903 to 1970 and manufactered these pipes in the St Claude (Fr) plant.
Sometime in the 1970s Cadogan company (Oppenheimer group) took over GBD. Prior to this time, the pipes were stamped "London England" in a straight line, even if they were sometimes crafted in France.
GBD seconds: Beau Nash, Brentwood (?), City de Luxe, City Gold Star, Country Club, Digby, Irwin's, Penthouse, Peter Kent, Samuel Pepys, Theydon, Town Club,
See also: S & G
1913 - 1938
▲ (Left side) GBD
(Band) GBD , [ancher] [lion] [o] or [O] , AO
Depending the Birmingham hallmark year code is a lower case "o" or a capital "O" the band of this bulldog pipe would be either from 1913 or from 1938. It's almost impossible to decide because the escucheon shape for the two years is the same.
Meerschaum
▲ (Left side) Genuine Block Meerschaum
(Underside) 9438
(On stem) Tanzania
This pipe illustrates GBD's collaboration with the Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation and French leather artisans in the 1970s.
Brands of the Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation: Countryman, Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman,
Flame Grain
▲ (Left side) GBD (in oval) Flame Grain
(Right side) London England 789
(Right side) London England 789
▲ The metal rondelles were discontinued after 1981 (merger with Comoy).
International
▲ GBD (in rounded rectangle) International
▲ The GBD "International" was also stamped with the usual "GBD in oval" mark instead of this rounded rectangle. ▼
▲ (Left side) GBD (In oval) International, London Made
(Right side) London. England 357
(Right side) London. England 357
Hyde Park
▲ GBD (in rounded rectangle) Hyde Park
▲ The GBD "Himalaya" and "International" lines have the same atypical logo.
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