Any info on Jobey Shellmoor?

[milk]

Maybe an impossible question but does anyone know anything about where and when Jobey Shellmoors were made?

 

[Simplicity]

From pipephil:

▲ Jobey Shellmoor
These pipes are made in St Claude (France) by Butz-Choquin (Berrod-Regad group) since 1987. Before this date some were manufactured in England and Denmark (Jobey Dansk).
Jobey's seconds: Shellmoor

 

[milk]

From pipephil:

▲ Jobey Shellmoor
These pipes are made in St Claude (France) by Butz-Choquin (Berrod-Regad group) since 1987. Before this date some were manufactured in England and Denmark (Jobey Dansk).
Jobey's seconds: Shellmoor

I should have checked there. Thanks! So late. I thought everything with the word “shell” was some early 20th century reaction to Dunhill, like the Kaywoodie Shellcraft-s.

 

[jguss]

There’s an earlier story set here in the good ol’ USA. I’m on a plane but will try to find time for a little digging next week

 

[kcghost]

That might be quite a story coming from Jon.

 

[driftedshank1]

From Pipedia:
Weber Pipe Co. owned and manufactured Jobey pipes - when mainly sold in the USA by the Tinder Box from 1970's - 80's. In addition Jobey / Weber bought Danish freehands from Karl Erik (Ottendahl). These pipes were offered as Jobey Dansk. Ottendahl discontinued exports to the United States in 1987 and in the very same year - obviously only as a ghost brand - Jobey was transferred to Saint-Claude, France to be manufactured by Butz-Choquin.

Weber pipes were generally well made. They had a number of lines and finishes. I recall that they did a lot of private label work for NY metro area B&Ms and quite possibly througout the rest of the country. I've owned a few over the years. Nice traditional shapes, decent smokers.

 

[milk]

From Pipedia:
Weber Pipe Co. owned and manufactured Jobey pipes - when mainly sold in the USA by the Tinder Box from 1970's - 80's. In addition Jobey / Weber bought Danish freehands from Karl Erik (Ottendahl). These pipes were offered as Jobey Dansk. Ottendahl discontinued exports to the United States in 1987 and in the very same year - obviously only as a ghost brand - Jobey was transferred to Saint-Claude, France to be manufactured by Butz-Choquin.

Weber pipes were generally well made. They had a number of lines and finishes. I recall that they did a lot of private label work for NY metro area B&Ms and quite possibly througout the rest of the country. I've owned a few over the years. Nice traditional shapes, decent smokers.

Jobey has quite the tangled history. Its original founders would have been surprised!