
Updated: Dec 08, 2011
▲ (Left side) ◊ Al Pascià ◊
(Right side) ◊ Francesco ◊
Private label of the milanese tobacconist. Some lines of the brand are not marqued with the initials on the stem.
▲ (Underside) ◊ Albatross, 824, Italy ◊
▲ ◊ Albertson, Capitol ◊
▲ (Underside) ◊ S 16, Alberston, Special, Made in Belgium ◊
▲ ◊ Alcazar, Spain, 313 ◊
A spanish brand of Comoy ?
(Wilczak & Colwell,
op. cit. p. 3)
▲ (Under the shank) ◊ Alco Universal ◊ (Under the bowl) ◊ England, 3 ◊
Brand produced by
Merton and Falcon Co in Britain. The Alco and
Falcon bowls are not interchangeable.
More infos here:
Smoking Metal 
▲ ◊ Aldo Velani, AV, 117 ◊
▲ ◊ Aldo Velani, Italy, 109 ◊
▲ ◊ Aldo Velani, Octogon ◊
▲ Block letters logo. Shank with height sides.
▲ ◊ Aldo Velani, Ultima I ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Aldo Velani, Scave ◊
(Underside) ◊ 210, Italy ◊
Alexej Kharlamov
Artisan: Alexey Kharmalov
Grading (ascending): E D C B A
The logo on Kharmalov's stems seems to have been canceled some time before 2010.
▲ ◊ Alfred, Lines England ◊
Alfred Baier

▲ (Underside) ◊ Baier 94 ◊
Artisan: Alfred Baier has been making pipes since 1986. He took over Pimo’s Pipe Supplies (Manchester, Vermont, USA) in 1995. Pimo’s is a company that provids service and products to pipe makers.
Production (2008): ~ 300 pipes/year
▲ (Left side) ◊ Allerton, Algerian Briar ◊ (Right side) ◊ 69 ◊
The logo: an oak leaf with an acorn
▲ ◊ ALPHA, Uncle Paul ◊
▲ ◊ Alpha Citation, Israel, 915 ◊
▲ ◊ Alpha, Nada ◊
▲ ◊ Alpha Kappa, Imported Briar, 47L ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Alpha, Omega ◊
(Right side) ◊ 140, Imported Briar ◊
Alpha pipes with a cursive A on the stem and a Greek letter name are made at the
Dr. Grabow/Lane Ltd. factory in North Carolina (USA).
Kappa: a smooth light brown finish
Beta: dark reddish brown
Epsilon: black sandblast with reddish highlights
Sigma: smooth finish, medium brown
▲ (Left) ◊ Alpina Vieille Bruyere ◊ (Right) ◊ Saint Claude ◊
Altadis

World first multinational group (2004) in the tobaco sector. 2004 turnover : 3.512 billion €
Altinok

▲ No markings on the bowl