Dr. Grabow Omega Stamp

[Ryan]

I noticed the other day that my Dr. Grabow Omega (my first pipe around twenty years ago) has the "Dr. Grabow" over the "Omega" on the stamping. I have looked and I have not seen another one this way. All of them I have seen (no matter the age) have the "Omega" over the "Dr. Grabow" on the stamping. Just a little thing, but I was curious why it is this way. Any ideas? My first thought is maybe a new guy did the stamping that day or something.

 

[mso489]

Could be a one-off, but Dr. Grabow has been churning out pipes for so long, I'd suspect it is just the mark of one era. I think it likely that that went on for a few years, and then they reverted back, though I'm just guessing.