Here we have an original French Jacob Gambier clay pipe from Paris - Orientalist c1880
There is the name Jacob Gambier clearly embossed to the bowl - Jacob model No. 866 mark also - The stem is made from a hollowed piece of what looks like silver birch
Jacob Gambier started making pipes in 1780, he won the Gold Medal at the National Exhibition in 1849.
They were busy making pipes throughout the nineteenth century which also saw the opening of stores selling the brand in Paris (1846) and London (1860).
War will put an end to the expansion of the workshop will close its doors in the 1920s.
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