Henri Comoy had served in the French
army during the 1870/71 Franco-Prussian War and was interned with the remnants
of the army of the General Bourbaki in Switzerland. To pass the time away, he
made Pipes. He later spent three years in Belgium, also making pipes before
going to England. He was one of the prime movers in the establishment of the
briar pipe trade in London and is credited with being the 'author' of the
appellation "London Made". Helped at first by his brothers, he was later joined,
around 1891, by two of his nephews, Lois and Charles Chapuis who came from
Switzerland. By that time, the Comoy factory was well estblished in Newcastle
Place, Clarkenwell, although soon after, a new factory was built on Rosebury
Avenue. Before the 1914/18 war, Hen Comoy was also joined by his sons, Adrien
and Paul. From the start, Henry Comoy was proud to stamp his name on his pipes.
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