▲ (Left side) Beau Nash, London Made
(Right side) 9137
(On stem) Nash, Tuskan Lip, Pat N° 414197
▲ Model with a 3-draw bore mouthpiece called "Tuskan Lip" (see enlarged picture #2). Some City De Luxe (an other GBD second) models have the same patented design.
Other "twin bore" pipes: Grand Master, Kaywoodie Allbriar and Durobit, Leonard's, Radice, Siam, Twin Bore,
Paolo Becker is the son of the pipemaker Fritz Becker (
† 1991 )
See also: Becker & Musicò, Carmignani
Gradings: see DOK
Dating: Paolo Becker started stamping the manufacture year on his pipes in 2002, in order to underline the return to single production after leaving the "Becker & Musicò" store. (02=2002)
A history of Becker's markings here .
▲ (Underside) ― Handarbeit Paul Becker ―
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― Paul Becker ―
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▲ (Underside) ― [Paul Pipes logo] E ―
Artisan: Paul becker (born 1947) devoted himself to pipes as a full-time maker in 1990. In the late 2000s he established the "Paulpipes" brand.
Production (2011): ~ 150 pipes/year with about one PP graded pipe/year.
Grading (ascending): A and B (sandblasted) and C, D, ... Z (no I, O and Q). Hight end pipes: PP2 ... PP9, PP0.
― Wolgang Becker Germany (In circle) ―
― B (over) W (Inside circle) ―
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Bee Hive C°
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Made In London
England
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