Month: February 2016

  • DUNHILL Cumberland 31351

    England, 1981 Even if Dunhill didn’t obtain a patent for usage of brindle ebonite for stems, their input in promoting of a new material and invention of a suitable and well memorable name for it is undoubted. The name was born in 1979, when a new series of sandblasted pipes with modern stems was christened…

  • CHARATAN’S Executive

    England, 1960s ​A Charatan’s pipe of “the second Lane era” (1965-76), the period of the brightest blossoming of this brand, delightful shapes and grains, which eclipsed all others pipe makers including Dunhill. There’s no shape number on the pipe, thus it was made by one of the leading carvers at this factory regardless any catalogues. 

  • DUNHILL Bruyere 333

    England, 1960s First of all, this is the Dunhill pipe, no need to perform long explanations. Secondly, it has a very popular, respected and cool smoked canadian shape. Thirdly, it has no year suffix what is very rare for the post WWII Dunhill pipes, experts say it is the 1960 Dunhill most probably. And fourthly,…

  • DR. GRABOW Starfire

    USA, 1950s An American classics from 1950s, the era of rock’n’roll, big beautiful cars with loud radio receivers and blossoming of many American pipe brands. Nevertheless this Dr. Grabow’s Starfire with its wire carved finish and original shape (pickaxe)  can’t be confused with any other pipe from that time.

  • JOHN REDMAN Dr John 34

    England A reliable, practical and affordable pipe made at John Redman factory in London approximately in 1950-60s. The name of a series comes from a name of the founder of the company most likely. Why to be over-modest? 🙂 A comfortable classical lightweight English billiard, nice grain, good smoker!

  • CHARATAN’S Belvedere 12

    England, 1960s A pleasant Charatan’s make bulldog pipe from the Lane era (1961-1976). The absence of the markings “DC” or “X” after the shape number shouldn’t confuse. During the “family era” shape number was stamped at the left side, together with the brand name, and soon after the acquisition by Dunhill in 1976 the Belvedere…

  • SASIENI Old England 71

    England, 1950-70s A nice example of the incomparable and legendary rustication from Sasieni – one of the most aggressive and active competitors of Dunhill for many years. The family business successfully worked till 1979 –  until the recession of demand in pipes has forced to sell business to new investors, and interest in Sasieni among…

  • GBD Collector Prehistoric 9571

    England, 1950-70s A “special edition” of one of the most successful GBD Prehistoric series. The designation “Collector” (along with “Conquest” and “Colossus”) served for marking of especially large pipes. At the same time the name Collector is really justified: pipe smokers from many countries (and furthermore refined collectors) appreciate and extol such convincingly large pipes….

  • G.W. SIMS zulu

    England, 1960-70s G.W. Sims (just the modest G.W., though some consider that he was George) is known from the first half of the XX century, and the first pipes of the artisan (and at times a repairman) were marked even more modestly – “GWS”. According to some sources, G. W. used to work for Charatan’s…