England
Another one old good pipe from the 1950s. Some sources say that “Straight grain” was a kind of Comoy’s second (like other makers marked their pipes “Reject”) but we didn’t find a confirmation.
The pipe is 15.0 cm long, 5.0 cm tall and weights 27 gr. The bowl’s external diameter is 3.2 cm, inner – 2.0 cm, inner depth – 4.0 cm. Vulcanite stem, no filter.
Ukraine A rare pipe made by one of the most famous and respected Ukrainian artisans Alexander Berezhnoy from city of Kharkiv. He carved his first pipes in 2010 and such the stamping with conjunction of cyrillic “A” and “B” was applied to his first 50-60 pipes. Currently Alexander makes 50-60 pipes a year, he’s world…
France A really nice French work – typical for Butz-Choquin wideshanked lovat with the eye catching grain! That’s another one proof that French pipes can compete any world-known brand.
England Yes, there were the great times when a good pipe could cost only four shillings and a pipe for more than 20 dollars was a collectable and crazy expensive one! One of those great pipes we are glad to offer today. According to some sources it could be a Orlik subbrand made in 1950-60’s….
England “At James Upshall, no part of the production is trusted to pre-set machines or copy-fraisers. Each pipe is shaped on a single flat bed lathe by chisel and the craftsman’s artistic skill. Each James Upshall pipe is the result of perfect briar quality as well as the skill of the hand-turner, no two pipes…
England, 1950-70s The pipe markings are “Comoy’s \ LONDON PRIDE”, “MADE IN LONDON ENGLAND” и “87” . The length is 14.7 cm, bowl’s height is 4.6 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 3.2 cm, internal diameter is 2.4 cm. The depth is 4.0 cm and this pipe weights 30 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no…
Denmark Dating of pipes (except Dunhill) is both entertaining, puzzling and inexact process. Therefore we may thank to gentlemen from Stanwell who simplified the dating problem having made a range of collectable pipes on its 40-year anniversary in 1982 and invited the best masters for their design such as Tom Eltang, Jess Chonowitsch, Anne Julie,…
Hi,
I have a smooth, plum- stained pipe stamped just like the one above, and have been scratching my head over it. The only stamping I can find is “STRAIGHT GRAIN” over “LONDON MADE” on the left side, and the number “20” has been stamped on the right side. It is a small pot in shape. The script looks exactly like that used in the stamping of my Blue Riband and London Pride, but I see no trace of “Comoy’s” on the pipe. I can see no fills, and the grain is vertically straight and very tight. I see no maker identification on the stem, which may be a replacement, but is very well made and fits perfectly. Any idea who may have made it? I have had no luck in trying to trace the shape number.
Thanks,
Jeff Stierman
Hi Jeff,
The reasons why a particular pipe wasn’t stamped with its manufacturer name may be vary and at times not clear for us in the 2021. Such pipes are not always “seconds”, some of them could be made tobacco shops, some others were not finished due to closing / moving of production facilities.
“Straight grain” is not a registered brand name, therefore any maker could stamp this name on pipes. However you right, Comoy’s stamping is quite unique and I would say preliminary your pipe is one of Comoy’s too. But the small pot with the shape number 20 is not in Comoy’s shape charts (of course if it wasn’t made at the commission of another company).
I would recommend also to ask the question at the pipesmagazine.com forum, maybe someone of experts can identify your pipe or recall who was producing such the shape Nr. 20.
The very best regards, stay safe!