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. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
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…
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 A stylish Parker pipe made in late 1950s or early 1960s, before merge with Hardcastle Pipe Ltd. It was the period, when Parker succesfully combined Dunhill’s resources and production facility and its own, at times very different from Dunhill’s approach to carving, shaping, finishing and marketing. Therefore both experienced pipe collectors and refined…
England, 1957-67 An amazing barrel-shaped Parker pipe produced between 1957 and 1967, prior to the company’s merger with Hardcastle Pipe Ltd. This was a period when Parker successfully combined Dunhill’s resources and production facilities with its own unique approach to carving, shaping, finishing, and marketing. As a result, both experienced pipe collectors and refined smokers…
England A compact, lightweight, and affordable pipe hailing from the famous Dunhill’s subsidiary, Parker. The company was initially established by Alfred Dunhill to market Dunhill seconds and also served as an internal creative lab during certain periods. Dunhills and Parkers were made in the same premises using the same equipment at least until the last…
England We can pretty sure classify the pipe as a Parker-Hardcastle product: such the stamping “MADE IN LONDON \ ENGLAND” is typical for this Dunhill subsidiary. Actually there are no other English company with the same COM (Country of Manufacturing) in trustworthy sources, but please correct us if you know something.