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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19751, 19 March 1934, Page 3

How did briar pipes originate? The story goes that a manufacturer of meerschaums who visited Corsica m 1844 chanced to drop—and break—the meerschaum he was smoking. By way of a temporary substitute he carved himself a pipe from Corsican bruyere (briar) root. That was the first briar! And the experiment proved so successful that the manufacture of these pipes soon developed into a flourishing industry. To-day briars are produced by the million! The finest briar-root, by the, way, still comes from Corsica, and the best briars cost money. But your “dyed-in-the-wool” smoker cares little for the expensive pipes. With him it’s the tobacco that counts! Some folks can smoke anything; the tobacco-lover wants the best. Tastes differ but the constantly growing demand for the toasted tobacco, so pure, fragrant and free from nicotine, is proof positive that New Zealanders are not slow to appreciate a really good thing. All four brands: Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead) are in every day request all over the Dominion.