Italy Hand made pipe from a great Italian carver. Aldo Pierluigi started carving pipes in the 1970s, all pipes are made from the best Italian briar, all bowls are carved and finished by hands, no templates. Until today Aldo works 12 hours a day 7 days per week and is famous as one of the…
England, 1966 The Dunhill Tanshell series is a child of stormy 1950-60s. Due to a difficult political situation in Algeria supply of Algerian briar was temporally suspended. The situation was used by Dunhill as a good chance to try Sardinian briar and to use own patented deep sandblast technique. The material is significantly much denser,…
Denmark, 1970s A wonderful freehand pipe made by legendary Danish artisan Preben Holm in 1970s. 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. The new Ben Wade era (“Danish Ben Wade”)…
England, 1950-70s The Academy Award series was planned initially as a special gift for participants of the Oscar ceremony, as you can see even a logo on the mouthpiece is corresponding. However, many and many ordinary smokers were interested in these pipes, therefore Comoy’s started a mass production of The Academy Award series soon.
USA, 1970s An excellent very lightly smoked American pipe from the most famous producer in USA! The pipe was made in 1970s, a pleasant attempt to inherit either Peterson or some Italians.
Denmark, 1970-90s A very convincing and stylish large Danish pipe. The company was founded in 1970s by Henrik Jørgensen, Poul Ilsted and Tao Nielsen and successfully produced practical and affordable Danish pipes untill the acquisition by Design Berlin in late 1990s.
England, 1950-70s This Comoy’s series was named most probably in honour of the famous Astors family known for its prominence in business, society, and politics in United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. John Jacob “Jack” Astor IV was the richest passenger aboard the RMS Titanic in 1912. Astor pipes…
Italy Some sources call Savinelli an “Italian Dunhill”:”The original Savinelli pipe shows a remarkable similarity with pipes from Alfred Dunhill Ltd. and other traditional firms. The shape line is classical and mainly based on the English briar pipes. Over time a standard assortment of 48 shapes is developed, in a great variety of different finishes..”…
Italy A fantastic pipe from the greatest Italian pipe maker! Some sources call Savinelli an “Italian Dunhill”: “The original Savinelli pipe shows a remarkable similarity with pipes from Alfred Dunhill Ltd. and other traditional firms. The shape line is classical and mainly based on the English briar pipes. Over time a standard assortment of 48…
Italy An attractive large bowl filtered Savinelli pipe! The No-Nik series was in fact the same Savinelli Milano but adjusted for the 9 mm filter. The name No-Nik comes from “No Nikotine”. So the manufacturer identified relatively safe smoking style through the filter. This pipe impresses with its large bowl and provocative shape. Great smoker for…