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Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies;…
Aldo Velani pipes are made by Cesare Barontini at the latter’s factory in Italy. Originally, Aldo Velani was conceived by Mastercraft to be a new Italian make for the American market, as all of Mastercraft’s other pipes at the time were of English or French origin. Mastercraft partnered with Barontini, and thus the Aldo Velani…
Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies;…
Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
A. Garfinkel Inc. was a historic American tobacconist, situated in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Arnold Garfinkel, a German native who had fled the country in the 1930s. The store had many house-brand pipes and tobaccos made for it by other manufacturers. A. Garfinkel closed in 1992. Here’s an interesting pipe: an English-made Selected…
Much like in Denmark or Japan, many of the great names in Italian artisan pipe-making got their start working for other greats in their famous workshops. This was the case for artisans such as Giancarlo Guidi, Luigi Radice, Sergio Ascorti, and Maurizio Tombari. Luigi Viprati, on the other hand, is one of the few self-taught…
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
At MBSD we sell a lot of high-grade, high-quality pipes from various iconic makes, but the pipes we’re most proud of are our meerschaums. Right from the beginning, we wanted to offer the best smoking meers on the market, and to do this, we had them made with two distinct features. First, we made sure…
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
Royal Danish was a sub-brand of Denmark’s Stanwell company. Using the same shapes as the main Stanwell line, Royal Danish is now a great way for customers to get their hands on iconic Danish pipes that are no longer manufactured by Stanwell or by any of its sub-brands. What’s more, Stanwell sub-brands were of a…
With its origins in an 1858 collaboration between Jean-Baptiste Choquin and Gustave Butz, Butz-Choquin ultimately become one of the premier smoking pipe companies in 20th century France. The brand is known both for its stylish variations on traditional English-French shapes and for its exploration of atypical and elaborate finishes. The brand is also known for…
This is my favorite Dave Neeb we’ve had the privilege of stocking. It came to us from a customer who’s downsizing his rotation and has been well cared for and maintained. While I can’t speak to Dave’s goal when shaping this pipe, but i suspect he has comfort in mind. It’s just rests really well…
Peterson’s Carroll of Carrollton special-edition pipe is an annual release celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring one of its chief signatories, the only Irish-Catholic to appear on the seminal document, Charles Carroll of Maryland. Paying tribute to the intertwined histories of the United States and Ireland, Peterson’s 2023…
Peterson’s Carroll of Carrollton special-edition pipe is an annual release celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring one of its chief signatories, the only Irish-Catholic to appear on the seminal document, Charles Carroll of Maryland. Paying tribute to the intertwined histories of the United States and Ireland, Peterson’s 2023…
The collection series began in 1985 and have existed ever since. This 2004 Collection has been restored to like new condition. Measurements & Other Details Length: 5.71 in./145.03 mm. Weight: 2.10 oz./59.53 g. Bowl Height: 1.74 in./44.20 mm. Chamber Depth: 1.40 in./35.56 mm. Chamber Diameter: 0.82 in./20.83 mm. Outside Diameter: 1.88 in./47.75 mm. Stem Material: Acrylic Filter: 6mm Shape: Acorn/Pear Finish: Sandblast Material: Briar…
Every year since 1985, Savinelli has been continuing the tradition of the Series Collection. Every year a new model. Classified as Pear, similar to bent Dublin but with a sphere-like bowl. A new shape never produced by Savinelli before this sample. Measurements & Other Details Length: 5.48 in./139.19 mm. Weight: 2.10 oz./59.53 g. Bowl Height: 2.08 in./52.83…
