Rare GBD Danton 182 EP
- Brand
- GBD
- Material
- Briar
- Finish
- Rusticated
- Stemp
- Vulcanite
- Shape
- Bent Billiard
- Length
- 140 mm
- Weight
- 31 gr
- Bowl-height
- 40 mm
- Chamber-depth
- 32 mm
- Chamber-diameter
- 17,5 mm
- Outside-diameter
- 29 mm
Rare GBD Danton 182 EP
Beautiful pipe in very good condition, only some small defects in stem. Need light cleaning. Pipe is rare, we think it's 1920-1940S. Ring with mark EP, probably means "electroplating". How to tell the difference between pure silver and plated silver. HTH in research conducted by others
In 1850 three gentlemen got together in Paris to establish a firm dedicated to the fabrication of Meerschaum pipes – a courageous step in politically restless times. Ganneval probably came from the area of Saint-Claude where he had learned making wooden pipes. Bondier's family obviously came from Paris and had emigrated in 1789 to Geneva. He himself had worked as a wood turner in the clay and china pipe industry in and around Saint-Claude making stem extensions etc. Donninger was an Austrian or Swiss and had worked in Vienna, the world's center of the Meerschaum pipe. They agreed on the acronym GBD selecting the initials of their surnames. Bondier survived his partners for nearly 30 years. Their places were taken by others. Hence the property of GBD and therewith the company's official name changed several times.
