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benge610David: That's the manufacturer of tobacco pipes which are carved from ivory into figural poses (faces mostly)at the "bowl" end of the pipe.
Scott: My Dad only left me one of those beauties; he only used it on "special" occassions.
The deckle-edge and booklets are just sort of a side thing for fun; I kept all of my deckles, but, yeah the booklets never made it home most of the time; gotta a few coins (mostly Cubs of course, being from Chicago area).
Ben.