Antique

▲ (Left side) ◊ Antique, Hand Made ◊ (Right side) ◊ France, 405 ◊

Antoniewski

Przemy´sl

Artisan: Bartlomiej Antoniewski (Bart) (1961- )
After two years of apprenticeship with Ryszard Filar (1985-86), he established his own brand in 1989.

Comparison of some wax-drip pipes with Bart's

Anzio

Art-Craft

▲ ◊ ANZIO, A (in circle), Superba ◊

▲ ◊ A (In circle), Anzio, Genuine Briar ◊

Brand of Art-Craft Briar Pipe Co (1944)
Pipes produced for the US army (?)

Arcadian

Briarcraft

▲ ◊ Arcadian, B (in diamond) Genuine Briar 76 ◊

▲ (Left side) ◊ Arcadian ◊ (Underside) ◊ Aged Imported Briar ◊

Archie's

▲ (Underside) ◊ Archie's, Imported Briar ◊

Ardor

▲ (Underside) ◊ Dorielo, Rovera, Ardor, Venere, 2 P, Italy, Fatta a Mano, 2007 ◊

▲ "Venere" pipes with two dots are the best of Ardor's production: About one pipe among 250-300.

▲ ◊ DR Ardor Urano Italy Fatta a mano ◊

▲ ◊ Ardor Mercurio Italy, Fatta a mano, 2006 ◊ Acrylic stem. Sterling silver band.

▲ ◊ Ardor, Giove, Italy, Fatta a mano, Fantasy, 2006 ◊ Pipe carved in 2006
◊ Ardor ◊ (On bottom of stem)

▲ (Left side) ◊ Ardor Venere, Italy ◊ (Bottom) ◊ DR ◊
(Right side) ◊ Rovera/Dorelio (Cross words), Extra ◊ MOD DEP on stem

Artisans: AR (Angelo Rovera)+DOR(DORelio Rovera) = ARDOR.
See also : Rovera, Roverart

Comparison of some wax-drip pipes with the Ardor "Goccia"

Argyle

Hardcastle

▲ ◊ Argyle London Made, Made by Hardcastle's ◊

Same logo: Tally Ho

Aristocrat

▲ ◊ Aristocrat London Made Superman Made in England ◊

▲ (Left side) ◊ Aristocrat, London Made ◊ (Right side) ◊ Made in England ◊

▲ (Left side) ◊ Aristocrat, London Made ◊
(Right side) ◊ John Redman, England, Superman ◊

▲ ◊ Aristocrat, Envoy, Imported Briar ◊

▲ ◊ Aristocrat Junior ◊

▲ Because of its very different stampings and logo this pipe is prehaps not from John Redman's workshop.

Aristocrat is an export brand of John Redman Ltd.

Factory building in London

Arita

shizuo

no logo on the stem

▲ (Underside)

◊― 0 237 ―◊

◊― Carved by ―◊

◊― S. Arita ―◊

◊― [Ant symbol] ―◊

Artisan: Shizuo Arita (born 1935) retired from business in 1998 but this experimented pipe maker continues to manufacture pipes just for fun.

Production (2009): ~ 100 pipes/year

Grading (ascending): S (sanded), T, S, N, A, AA

AA pipes are stamped with 2 ants other grades have only 1 ant.

Dating: The first 2 digits of the number hold for the production year.

Arita

Takeo

no logo on the stem

▲ (Underside)

◊― T. ARITA Tokyo ―◊

◊― 069, 04, X ―◊

Artisan: Takeo Arita (born 1971) started helping his father Shizuo when he was only six.

Grading (ascending): X (rusticated or smooth), Y (smooth), Z (exceptional pipes)

Dating:

a 2 digit number for the year of production
a 3 digit serial number

ARK

(RDA/GDR)

Brand from the German Democratic Republic produced by Firma A. R. Kuhn.

Other brand from the German Democratic Republic: Howal

Pipe communiste

Arlington

▲ (Top side) ◊ Arlington, Imported Briar ◊
(Underside) ◊ Shelby ◊

A brand of the Arlington Briar Pipe Corp.

Armellini

▲ (Left side) ◊ Chairman, Selected Briar ◊
(Right side) ◊ Mauro Armellini ◊

▲ ◊ Verona di mauro Armellini, 306, Italy ◊

▲ (Left side) ◊ Armellini, Elite ◊ | (Right side) ◊ 02◊ | (Underside) ◊ Italy ◊

▲ The "m" on the stem was probably a forerunner of Mauro Armellini's dot. It also appears on the Mauro sub-brand.

After Mauro Armellini passed (1936 - † 2004), his daughter Vilma Armellini answered for the brand's destiny.

Seconds: Mauro, Converti

Cerbère

Ceinture de chasteté

Art-Craft

▲ (Left side) ◊ Art-Craft, Strato-Liner, De Luxe ◊
(Right side) ◊ Imported Briar, English Tone ◊

A brand of the Art-Craft Pipe Co.
Other brand from the same maker: Anzio

Artigiana

▲ (Left side) ◊ Artigiana, Italy◊ (Right side) ◊ Ducale ◊

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