England, 1950-60s A rare and collectable Parker pipe made in late 1950s or early 1960s! On one hand this pipe belongs to the famous Dunhill family, on the other hand in 1950s Parker was a unique “company in company” even with own separate supply and marketing policies. Therefore many pipe smokers and collectors do prefer…
USA, 1950s A pipe born in a house with a view on Manhattan! Ludwig Stern was a successful pipe manufacturer since 1893. In 1911 he reorganized his company along with his brother Hugo. The new rebranded company “L&H Stern Smoking Pipes and Holders” initially resided on Manhattan, but moved to Brooklyn in 1920. Except the…
England The bright example of the new generation of English pipes made in popular “Danish” style. The pleasant grain and comfortable shape. Invicta began as a pipe repair service (“Medway Briars”). The careful choice of material, successful market policy and the experienced with Dunhill and Charatan carvers made the company one of the live legends…
England Invicta began as a pipe repair service (“Medway Briars”). The careful choice of material, successful market policy and the experienced with Dunhill and Charatan carvers made the company one of the live legends of British briar. Invicta pipes is a product of cooperation of three masters – Colin Fromm (Charatan’s, Dunhill), Bill Ashton-Taylor (Dunhill,…
England The bright example of the new generation of English pipes made in popular “Danish” style. The pleasant combined finish and comfortable shape. Invicta began as a pipe repair service (“Medway Briars”). The careful choice of material, successful market policy and the experienced with Dunhill and Charatan carvers made the company one of the live…
England, 1972 The first Dunhill OD pipes (where OD stands for “Own Design”) were created long time ago in 1920s and they definitely weren’t a regular production series examples, rather some rare and therefore highly collectable quaint and oversized creatures. After the World War II Dunhill began expansion to new markets (first of all to…
England It seems the “Kings Imperial” brand didn’t belong to one specific manufacturer exclusively. Some experts mention such pipes were made by Blakemar and by John Redman. But the most frequently you may see the “Kings Imperial” pipes produced by Invicta – one of the young, but already highly respected English factories. We’re pretty sure…
England, 1960-70s One of the most famous English tobacco shops, Bewlay & Co. Ltd was founded in 1870 at 49 W. Strand, London by Jewish family Elkan, who immigrated from the Netherlands. On the early stage the business was positioned as a tobacco retailer, Bewlay was one of the first, who started to sell cigars….
England, 2002 Dunhill Dress pipes are relatively young; the series was introduced in 1973 and is distinguished by dark (in the most cases black) smooth finish. Despite dark stain hides natural briar grain the “Dress” pipes look luxury indeed!
England, 1960s A pleasant example of the Charatan’s carvers art made in 1960s under the Ben Wade trade mark! Initially Ben Wade was an old good English family manufactory. Soon after the WWII the brand was acquired by Lane Ltd from USA, the producer of fantastic Charatan’s pipes at that time. And we’re glad to…