I don't doubt you one iota, but I'm curious as to the actual number. I would have thought it to be Kilby or someone inland. Thus far, it appears that tubes of Antinit, Antikorro, Krupp 3 Ringe, Whitworth, Witten Excelsior & possibly others all came in tubesets. I wonder if this is how L.C. Smith received the Whitworth variety.. But the main reason that Krupp steel tubes were cheaper is that either the Germans were having them rolled in Liege or the Liege makers were rolling them on their own. Pre-WWI, I'd say the bulk of run of the mill Krupp steel tubes originated in Liege.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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