Updated: Jan 13, 2012
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Ascot, De Luxe ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Ascot, Supreme ◊
(Right side) ◊ Algerian Briar, France ◊
▲ ◊ Royal Ascot, Supreme ◊
▲ ◊ Royal, Ascot, London Made ◊
▲ This Royal Ascot with a horseshoe logo doesn't seem to be of French descent but of English origin.
Pipes with this brand were manufactured in France for
Duncan (according to J.M. Lopes,
op. cit. and Wilczak & Colwell,
op. cit.). They were destined to US market and sold by
Mastercraft.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal British ◊ (Right side) ◊ Made in London, England, 206 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Bruyere, Extra ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in London, England ◊
(Bottom) ◊ 836 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Captain ◊ (Right side) ◊ Made in Belgium, Imported Briar ◊
Wilczak & Colwell (
op. cit.) list the label as a second or a line of Savinelli. This seems in contradiction with the "Made in Belgium" stamping on this pipe.
▲ ◊ Royal Castel, Made in London England ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Coachman ◊ (Right side) ◊ 134 ◊
▲ ◊ Royal Crown Windsor, Made in England, GIANT ◊
▲ ◊ Royal Crown Windsor ◊
▲ ◊ Royal Danish Made in Denmark 922 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Dental ◊
(Right side) ◊ Popular, Made in England, Pat. No 382443 ◊
Both the logo on the stem and the "Popular" stamping on the right side of the shank allow to attribute this label to Duncan. Click enlarged view to check up the special bit of this pipe.
▲ ◊ Royal Dutch Sandgrain Importec Briar 1611 R Made in Holland ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Falcon ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in London, England ◊
▲ Inverted A and U
Error on stamping
▲ ◊ Royal Guard, 42, Made in Denmark ◊ Logo on the upper side of the stem
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▲ ◊ Royal Lancer, Imported Briar ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royal Sovereign, Made in England ◊ (Right side) ◊ 35 ◊
▲ ◊ Royal York, Made in France ◊
The logo represents a knight's head.
Other knight's head:
Le Chevalier
▲ (Left side) ◊ R C [In shield] ROYALE ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in England ◊
Royale is a brand of
Marechal & Ruchon & Co Ltd. (M R C initials on blazon) which had two head offices: one in London and one in Paris both under control of the
Oppenheimer holding.
See also:
Town Club,
Country Club and
Marcee
▲ (Left side) ◊ Royalton, Smoke Control, Supreme ◊
(Right side) ◊ Imported Briar Pat. N 02526658 ◊
Royalton pipes were manufactured by HLT (
Henry Leonard & Thomas, Inc. of Ozone Park, New York), according to a 1944 advertisement. (see document).
Other brands manufactured by Henry Leonard & Thomas:
Dr Grabow,
Bruce Peters,
Broadcaster,
Vox Pop
Ruthenberg
Brian
▲ (Left side) ◊― [Caliper] Ruthenberg, USA, Handmade, 03 ―◊
Artisan: Brian Ruthenberg started to carve pipes in 2001 on part time. In 2005 he went fulltime at making high grade pipes.
Until Oct 2002 pipes are stamped "BAR" (carver's initials).
Early grading (canceled in 2002) (ascending): 04, 03, 02, 01, 00. Semi-rusticated and rusticated were stamped R1 and R2.
From 2002 on the identification became "RUTHENBERG" (arched) over "USA" over "HANDMADE" (straight)
The pipes are year dated: 03 = 2003
"Caliper" (or compass) grade: exceptional pipes with perfectly centered straight grain or regular ring grain.
Pipes marked with an "F" (Flawed/Filled) are not to be sold. They are gifts or smoked by the artisan himself.
Chapuis-Comoy
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