He imported mainly from England, France and Belgium. Until the Second World War everything went well: Elbert was hardworking and successful. They provided him with the Briar wood so that besides the production of the traditional clay pipe he could also supply the "stylish and modern" briar pipes to among others Elbert Gubbels.
He contacted French pipemakers from the region of Saint-Claude. Elbert was barely 20 years old when he and his Chrysler, the third car in Roermond, visited customers in a radius of 12 kilometers around Roermond.īack to Belgium for a moment: In Bree, Jean Knödgen sold his business (late 19th century) to his son-in-law Jan Hillen. In 1924 her 2 children, Antonia and Elbert Gubbels opened a wholesale smoker's supply business. She gave him 2 children and after the death of Johannes Henricus she opened 2 more stores under the name Widow Gubbels-Plum. After her death (1896) Johannes remarried with Anna Maria Plum in 1899. Johannes Gubbels ran the store for a long time together with his wife, Dijmphna Hubertina.
The narrowest part of the Netherlands between Belgium and Germany: Limburg! A little further on, 30km west of Roermond is Bree, where Jean Knödgen (a German) started the production of "clay pipes" in 1846. Through the window he looked at the beautiful inner city of Roermond, a city with history and where the Roer flows into the Maas. In the store established in 1872, Johannes Henricus Gubbels sold newspapers, walking sticks, umbrellas, toys and smoking supplies, among other things.
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