October, 2005
Dr. Grabow Pipes are named after Dr. Paul E. Grabow (my
deceased Grandfather), a general-practitioner physician formerly with an
office
on the northeast corner of
Milford Grabow recently recounted details of the Dr. Grabow Pipe legend in a letter to me as follows:
"To start from the beginning,
the old homestead was on
It was during one of their nightly sessions that Mr. Linkman mentioned that he was coming out with a new pipe containing some innovated improvements and was looking for a name for it. He thought if it contained a Doctor's name it would probably sell well so he asked my Father if he would mind if he could use the Dr. Grabow name as he liked the sound of it. My Father liked the idea and was flattered to have a pipe named after him. So Mr. Linkman used the Dr. Grabow name without any formal agreement but just a "friendly understanding."
As a child in the 1940's and 1950's, I remember how Grandpa loved to smoke his Dr. Grabow pipes. The pipes were generously provided to him at no cost by Mr. Linkman, apparently part of the friendly understanding. Dr. Paul E. Grabow died of natural causes in 1965 at the ripe age of 97. He had a very rich and full life and I believe pipe smoking was good to him. Through the years I've enjoyed watching the growth of the Dr. Grabow Pipes and sharing Grandpa's legend with the curious.
Anyone personally familiar with additional details of this legend is requested to forward input to the undersigned.
Paul W. Grabow (Contact webmaster for email address)