Kendal Red Pipe Tobacco 50g Tin - End of Line

It all started in Kendal, England in 1792. Thomas Harrison was a successful snuff maker. Jane Harrison Thomas’s daughter, eloped in 1838 to a young man of Kendal, Samuel Gawith. When Mr. Harrison died in 1841, he left the business to his daughter and son-in-law, and over the years Samuel Gawith continued to prosper.

In 1865, Samuel Gawith died prematurely at the age of 48. His eldest son, also called Samuel, was only 22 and his father had wisely left the firm in the hands of three trustees, one of whom was this son. The elder trustee was Henry Hoggarth, a boyhood friend and neighbour in Lowther Street who had founded a Kendal firm of land agents and surveyors.

In 1878, Samuel and his younger brother, John Edward Gawith decided amicably to go their separate ways and so the two Gawith firms came into being. Samuel took over the snuff mill and business at Mealbank, and John stayed on in Lowther Street.

The firm in Lowther Street went through some troubled times but, in 1887, a new partnership was founded between Samuel’s youngest brother, William Henry, and Henry Hoggarth junior, to be known as Gawith Hoggarth Company.

Gawith Hoggarth Company continued to manufacture tobacco products and snuff at the Lowther Street works until 2009, when they moved to new business premises.

And now, in 2015, the two companies will be back together under one roof.

When Amphora Red was discontinued from the UK market many moons ago it left many mourning tobacco enthusiasts.

Gawith and Hoggarth jumped straight to the rescue with their substitute simply called “Red”

The Pipe Club of London along with other scrutinous Pipe-smoking associations have reported that the Kendal blenders did an excellent job and it is very close to the original.

The blend is produced using a careful selection of Air Cured leaves including Burley, Kentucky, Oriental and Virginia along, which has been enhanced with a unique Cavendish process before being top dressed with pure fruit blossom.

The end result of all this effort produces a rich, special blend, which is fresh, sweet, and slow burning.

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