My website has been forced to move and is under reconstruction at this new location -- a total rework!.  As I get reestablished, this page will be a place where you can find a lot of Dr. Grabow and Linkman's history, photos and information in one convenient place, plus some links to other places of interest.

Hopefully this website will incorporate all that was good from the previous site, while finally getting a bit more organized and including a lot of new stuff.

Our Purpose

This site IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COMPANY RELATED DR. GRABOW SITE.  It is simply a labor of love from a Dr. Grabow pipe fan.

It is my sincere hope that this site will serve as a clearinghouse for accurate information and history concerning the Dr. Grabow brand of smoking pipes from their introduction by Louis B. Linkman and his M. Linkman & Co. (MLC) in Chicago, through their manufacture in Sparta, North Carolina.

The main reason I created this website was to address the lack of information I was able to find when I first became interested in the subject.

Giving Thanks and a Dedication

While I started this website on my own, it never would have become as good as it has gotten without a LOT of help from some great friends -- who just happen to also be pipe smokers and Dr. Grabow pipe "fans".  This help started with just one other person, David Bridges, but over the years, has grown considerably and is still growing.  I will get around to listing some of them elsewhere on this site.

Although I didn't start out with it in mind, I would like to dedicate this entire work to the CURRENT AND PAST EMPLOYEES OF DR. GRABOW, BOTH IN CHICAGO AND SPARTA.  I can only hope my feeble attempt at capturing and recording just some of the colorful history of this American icon will help tell their story and honor them.