Updated: Mar 30, 2012
Michael Parks
Courtice, ON
▲ ◊ PARKS, V. 7 [Signature] ◊ Grade five, carved in 2007
Grade (ascending): from I to VI
The grade (roman numeral) is followed by a number designating the year in which the pipe was crafted.
7 = 2007
The pipes may be stamped with an other roman numeral indicating a serial number.
▲ (Underside)
◊― Micke Make ―◊
◊― 5368 Denmark ―◊
(Underside of stem)
◊― Micke Make ―◊
◊― 5368 ―◊
Artisan: Jørn Micke (1938 - †2005) gave up his
medicine study after a visit to Sixten Ivarsson in 1958. He started to work for Ivarsson in his workshop and at this time his pipes were selling for twice the price of the master's.
In 1963 he moved to Bornholm where he produced about 20 pipes/year (very much appreciated in Japan).
Micke used to design pipes for Royal Copenhagen (the Royal Porcelain Factory)
Mickles
(Clarence)
Park Forest, IL
▲ ◊ Mickles USA 1997 ◊
▲ ◊ Mickles USA 99 ◊
Artisan: Clarence Mickles †
▲ (Underside)
◊― Micoli ―◊
▲ A moderately rusticated/carved Micoli pipe compared to others from the same maker. Notice the carving motif incorporated into the doubly bent stem.
Artisan: Robert Eugene (Mic) Burns carved pipes at least from the early 1970's. Last news about him dates from November 2001. His son Ryan Burns stated in a forum his father is still (2009) very much alive and is in excellent health.
The deeply Dremmel carved pipes are typical of R. Burns' work.
Middleton
Piladelphia
▲ ◊ Middleton Silvay 307 ◊
▲ (On top) ◊ Middleton's Royal Cricket ◊ (On stem) ◊ France ◊
▲ This Middleton pipe seems to come from the same French factory as some
Royal Ascot: it is marked with the same logo.
▲
▲ (Left side) ◊ Middleton (Arched), Selbur, Bruyere ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in England (In circle) ◊
▲ This is a pre-WWII churchwarden pipe.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Middleton, Old Mariner ◊
(Right side) ◊ Special Selection, 16 ◊
(Underside) ◊ John Middleton, Established 1856 ◊
The John Middleton Co. mainly known for its tobaccos (
Prince Albert), was founded in 1856. The business was moved to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in 1960 and it became a subsidiary of Altria Group in 2007.
▲ ◊ Militaire, Imported Briar ◊
▲ ◊ Millville, Deluxe ◊
▲ ◊ Millville, Unique ◊
◊ Made by Hand, In, City of London ◊
Artisans:
Dennis and
John Marshall (father and son). They formerly worked at
Charatans factory.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Mis Loisirs ◊
(Right side) ◊ St. Claude ◊
One of the numerous brands coming from an unknown St Claude factory.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Modernage ◊
(Right side) ◊ Imported Briar Made in France ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Molina ◊
Artisan:
Giovanni Carollo Molina, a former employee of the
Rossi factory. Machine crafted mass production.
◊ Monaco, De Luxe, Made in Italy ◊
▲ ◊ MONARCH Pat. 1989069 (left) 1011W (right) ◊ ▲
Pipes produced by LA BRUYERE (France) and sold by
WDC.
A Monarch was also produced by Imperial Tobacco Co (England) and
Civic (England).
▲ ◊ Mont Blanc, French Briar ◊
▲ (Side 1) ◊ Mont Blanc, Meerlined, De Luxe ◊
(Side 2) ◊ Made in France ◊
▲ ◊ Monte Verdi, Made in Denmark, By Hand, Golden Tan ◊
▲
(Left side) ◊ Monterey, Select Grain◊
(Right side) ◊ Mission Briar◊
Monterey appears here as a full brand while this label also constitutes the name of a
KB&B line bearing the clover symbol. Wether a brand or a line these pipes came from the same KB&B factory in the period 1941-1946.
"
Mission Briar" is the common denomination for wood from
Manzanita burl (Fam:
Ericaceae), a shrub growing in California (USA). During WWII, when Briar was rare, it was used by Reiss-Premier Pipe Co and
KB&B (
Monterey line).
Alberto Montini: name of the owner of Mastro de Paja
▲ (Left side) ◊ Moorgate ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in England ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Moorgate ◊ (Right side) ◊ Made in England ◊ ▲ Red logo
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