Updated: Aug 21, 2011A l'oriental
Paris 
G for Goldch, name of owner of the shop.
▲ ◊ A L'Oriental, Palais Royal... Extra (Florid script) ◊
A. Lacroix
A. Lacroix SARL was founded by André Lacroix in 1962 after separation from Jean Lacroix. The pipe tradition in the family reaches back to the 19th century.
Gérard Lacroix (son of André and retired in 2009) sold the brand to Gaël Coulon in 2009. Gaël formerly was a pipe carver at Chacom.
Grading (ascending): from 2 to 5 stars
The letter following the stars corresponds to an obscure sub-grading inside a star grade.
A. Lacroix second: Le Roi
See also: Jean Lacroix and JPL
Gérard Lacroix (son of André and retired in 2009) sold the brand to Gaël Coulon in 2009. Gaël formerly was a pipe carver at Chacom.
Grading (ascending): from 2 to 5 stars
The letter following the stars corresponds to an obscure sub-grading inside a star grade.
A. Lacroix second: Le Roi
See also: Jean Lacroix and JPL
Abbott
▲ (Left side)
◊ Abbot, London Made ◊
(Right side)
◊ Made in England (In oval), 774 ◊
A brand of Andersen & Abbot
Abdulla
▲ (Left side) ◊ Abdulla Dribaccy, Patent ◊ (Right side) ◊ S. 407 ◊
A brand of Abdulla & Co Ltd
Abercrombie & Fitch
▲ (Left side) ◊ Abercrombie & Fitch C°, New York ◊ (Right side) ◊ Imported Briar ◊
Private label. In 2008 Abercrombie & Fitch Co operated about 300 fashion stores in USA an nearly as many throughout the rest of the world.
Aerosphere
▲ ◊ Aerosphere, Duncan Hill ◊
Actually the metalic inlay on the side of the stem is not a logo but an air regulation device.
Other air regulation devices: Amphora, Carey, Dialite, Dunhill Airstream, Kaywoodie Carburetor, Passat
Other air regulation devices: Amphora, Carey, Dialite, Dunhill Airstream, Kaywoodie Carburetor, Passat
Age Bøgelund
▲ ◊ Åge Bøgelund ◊
▲ ◊ Age Bogelund (Arched) ◊
◊ Handmade, in Denmark, EN ◊
◊ Handmade, in Denmark, EN ◊
Age Bøgelund headed production at Bari between 1978 and 1993.
Ailarov
Sergey
▲ (Underside)
◊― S. AILAROV ―◊
Artisan: Sergey Ailarov (born 1973)
Markings: Only the name. No date, no grading.
Markings: Only the name. No date, no grading.
The snail (Helix pomatia)Airflow
▲ (Left side)
◊ Airflow, Pats. Pending ◊
(Underside)
◊ Landon & Warner, Chicago ◊
A brand of Landon & Warner (1935)
Hardcastle used to produce an Airflow line too.
Hardcastle used to produce an Airflow line too.
▲ (Left side) ◊ B (In diamond), AIRO, Genuine Briar ◊ (Right side) ◊ 84 ◊
Same yellow logo: Cavalcade
Aiwon
▲ (Left side) ◊ Aiwon, Filter pipe ◊
(Right side) ◊ Algerian Briar 095 ◊
(Right side) ◊ Algerian Briar 095 ◊
Brand of La Bruyere (merged with Chapuis Comoy in 1932).
▲
▲ ◊ Van Roy Arista Imported Briar, Ajustomatic Pat. Pend. ◊
Others fleur-de-lis logos: Cellini, Duke of Kent, Fleur de lis, Harrington Park, Omega, Thomas, Vincenzo Lombardi
Others fleur-de-lis logos: Cellini, Duke of Kent, Fleur de lis, Harrington Park, Omega, Thomas, Vincenzo Lombardi
▲ (Top)
◊ Briargate ◊
(Underside)
◊ Imported Briar, Ajustomatic, Pat. 2461905 ◊
"Ajustomatic" designates a screw-in stem which is similar to Kaywoodie's SynchroStem. Unlike this brand Ajustomatic's screw-in fitment isn't fixed tightly and permanently into the stem allowing thus an alignment correction with the shank.
Aktas
▲ No stampings on the shank
Kemal Aktaş († 2005) is the founder of Aktas Meerschaum Co. The brand is now (2011) owned by Abdurrezzak Aktaş.
Address: AKTAŞOĞLU Ltd.
Beyazaltın Köyü Eskişehir (Turkey)
Other block meerschaum pipes: Altinok, CAO, Fikri Baki, Man, Manx Meerschaum, Nørding, Pioneer, SMS,
Address: AKTAŞOĞLU Ltd.
Beyazaltın Köyü Eskişehir (Turkey)
Other block meerschaum pipes: Altinok, CAO, Fikri Baki, Man, Manx Meerschaum, Nørding, Pioneer, SMS,
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