PETERSON Donegal Rocky 19
Ireland A lightweight, compact classical sandblasted billiard from Peterson’s. Sure, no any additional explanations and recommendations are required. A real Peterson!
ROSSI Argent 134
Italy, 1970-80s In 1886 Ferdinando Rossi founded a pipe factory in Barasso, Lombardy. Over the time production came to leading positions: between two world wars Rossi’s factory was recognized as the largest in the world, 860 people worked there (95% of them – women), 50 000 pipes a day (it’s not a typo! yes, 50…
DANMORE 3031
Denmark, 1970s The pipe can be dated quite precisely. Hans Sørensen founded the Danmore company in the early 1970s and it was quite a lucky start up, Danmore pipes were popular and sold in the Pipe Dan catalogue as well. But due to raising labour costs and falling demand the pipes production was closed in…
VIPRATI La Pipa
Italy, 1980-90s A creature of the one of the most respected and collected modern Italian high grade pipe makers. Luigi Viprati (1953) started to carve pipes during his military service (simlarly to Karl Erik) and since 1982 he’s a full time pipe maker. Viprati uses clover signs for the grading: 1, 2, 4 and 5…
CIVIC 1923
England, 1923 In fact it’s a “pre Cadogan Cadogan pipe”. The brand Civic was invented by Imperial Tobacco in 1921 as an outsource producer and trader of briar pipes and fancy goods. In 1928 Civic merged with other companies, what formed Cadogan Investments – a well known and very powerful player on the modern smoking…
Bruyere Garantie bulldog
1920-30s? In the pre WWII period the nomenclature “Bruyere Garantie” (Real Briar, Echt Bruyere) was much more than just a stamping for identification of pipes made of briar (not of any other, cheaper wood). At the same time this nomenclature didn’t become a brand status because many manufacturers used it without any concerns regarding patents,…
PETERSON’S Kildare Filter 01S
Ireland A highly classical, highly traditional and highly Irish pipe from Petersons! Middle size, comfortable shape, capacious chamber – no need in wide explanations! That’s a real Peterson! The pipe accomodates a 9 mm filter, but also can be enjoyed without filter (with a 9 mm adapter).
JEAN LACROIX Brittany
France, unsmoked An export brand made by Jean Lacroix (†2007). The Lacroix family is one of the oldest French dynasties in the pipe making. The founder, Eugine Lacroix began with the Delacour factory back in the 19 century, his son and grandsons launched own workshop (1921) and registered own brand (later in 1962). The most…
ROPP Spira Brevete S12
France, 1950-60 A genius detective, Mr Sherlock Holmes is traditionally associated with Peterson pipes, no matter that there’s no clear proof of that. It’s already a standard human perception. In such a case his famous colleague from another side of the Channel, Jules Magrait should be associated with Ropp pipes the most probably. And that’s…
(JOHN REDMAN) British Knight dublin
England, unsmoked We can pretty sure claim the pipe as an unknown before and not registered in catalogues John Redman factory product. Audacious combination of the classical stummel and fancy stem, specific stamping (LONDON MADE under a brand name and MADE IN ENGLAND on the opposite side of the shank) plus the specific model of…
