England At the very beginning Parker Pipe Co Limited was formed by Dunhill in 1922 as a “second brand” – the company was intended to finish products, which were not conform to Dunhill’s requirements for some reasons. In the course of time the brand made a great success from the “second” to a separate production…
England, 1950-60s A very 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…
England, 1950-60s Children should have some degree of a freedom. Especially such “children” as the Parker trademark. That’s very well known story: the Parker company was founded by Alfred Dunhill in 1922 for the quite utilitarian purposes: to finish and market pipes which didn’t went into production as the Dunhill ones. However, this split happened…
England, 1950-60s The pipe markings are “PARKER \ <SUPER> \ BRUYERE”, “196/F” и “MADE IN LONDON \ ENGLAND \ (1)” . The length is 14.0 cm, bowl’s height is 3.8 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 2.5 cm, internal diameter is 1.9 cm. The depth is 3.3 cm and this pipe weights 21 gr….
England Parker Pipe Co is one more honorous pipe-making company finally merged with the enterprise of Mr. Dunhill. And now all Parkers and Dunhills are being produced on the same equipment and by the same carvers. On the other hand such a closeness can be an advantage. When during the WWII Dunhill and Hardcastle were…