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S & G

 England
Brands with two letters logo

 (Left side)

◊ S & G (In oval) Anniversary ◊

(Right side)

◊ London. England, 9436 ◊

"9436" stamped on the right side of the pipe matches the GBD shape number for a straight billiard. The "London England" phrase on top of the number would confirm a GBD origin rather than a Salmon and Gluckstein Ld. production.

S. Bang

 Denmark

no logo on the stem

 (Underside)

◊― S. Bang (Arched) Kobenhaven (Arched) ―◊

◊― [Per's signature] ―◊

◊― Handmade, in Denmark ―◊

Sven Bang opened his tobacco and pipe shop in 1968 in Copenhagen. He was more a business man than a pipe carver and began to hire pipemakers. About half a dozzen succeeded each other in his workshop during the 1970's (Ivan Holst Nielsen, Jan Wideløv, Phil Vigen...). At least Per Hansen and Ulf Noltensmeier stayed and when Sven retired in 1983 they took over the company (in 1984) keeping its name.
Production: ~ 500 pipes/year
Stampings: The pipes are not necessarily stamped with the year of manufacture nor with Ulf's or Per's signature.
European pipes grading (ascending): Black blast, Tan blast, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C and D (very rare)
US market pipes grading: no grading. The pipes bear a code. i.e. "9736": 36th pipe made in 1997

S. Yanik

Turkey
The brand's name as logo

 

(Stem underside) ◊ S. Yanik ◊ No markings on the meerschaum
Artisan: Sadik Yanik

S.S. Pierce

  USA
Brands with an unique letter logo

 ◊ S.S. Pierce Co, Overland, Made in England 250 ◊
Brands with several letters logo
◊ S.S.Pierce C°, Imported Briar ◊
   ◊ R (In circle) Round Table, Assembly W ◊
 ◊ Round Table, Shell, 512, Italy ◊
Pipe probably crafted by Savinelli

 (Left side)

◊ Faneuil Hall ◊     Stem markings : FH

(Right side)

◊ S.S. Pierce Co, Made in England, 363 ◊

The S.S. Pierce & Co brand get out of business in the early 80s and dates back to at least 1831.

Sabatini

 USA

 

 (Left side) ◊ Sabatini Oro ◊
Brand of Wenhall Pipes Ltd (a pipe distribution company) for italian crafted pipes.
Other brands with a hat logo:
Churchill, Lobbia, London Royal, Man-About-Town,

Sachs

New York  USA
Losange, Diamond
 ◊ Georges Sachs 28, Sachs, Honey Briar ◊

 

 ◊ Georges Sachs, Imported Briar, Viking ◊
Georges Sachs was a tobacconist from the 1920's to the 1940's

Saci

 Japan

no logo on the stem

 (Underside)

◊― 1605 ―◊

◊― [Signature] ―◊

Artisan: Yukio Okamura (born 1950) carves pipes entirely by hand since 2000 with a one year interruption in 2008 due to a broken shoulder.
 
 Okamura
 Varices

Safari

 Kenia
Brands with animal logo
 ◊ Safari, Made in Kenya ◊

 

 ◊ Safari 192 ◊   
Leather clad pipes

Safferling

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Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt  Germany
 ◊ Logo (2 drops), 1 (Grade) ◊
Artisan: Bertram Safferling
Production: ~ 250 pipes/year
Grading (ascending): 1-5 and "A" (rare)

Saga

 Denmark
Brands with several letters logo

 

 (Underside) ◊ Saga Pipes, Kolding - Denmark ◊
 

Sahin

 Turkey

 

 ◊ Sahin, Istambul ◊
Brands with an unique letter logo

 (Underside) ◊ Sahin, Süper, [3 stars] ◊
Brands with star logo
 ◊ Sahin, Extra ◊
Red star logo

 

 ◊ Sahin, Süper [5 stars] Istambull ◊  
▲ Shooting star logo. ▲
Brands with star logo

 (Left side)

◊ Sahin, Super [3 stars] ◊

(Right side)

◊ Briar, 607 NS ◊

Brand founded in 1980.
Address:
Arpacılar Caddesi No:6 Anadolu Han Kat: 1 No:3/8 Bahçekapı/Eminönü İstanbul Türkiye

Saillard

 France
The brand's name as logo

 ◊ Saillard, Select ◊ (In Oval)
Rather rare: a stamped horn stem.

Saint Clair

 France
Brands with an unique letter logo
 ◊ Saint Clair, The modern styling of St Claude ◊  
 

Salomonica

 Spain
Brands with an unique letter logo

 (Left side)

◊ Salomonica ◊

(Right side)

◊ Spain ◊

The maker of this spanish brand is unknown. (Any information would be wellcome)

Salvatella

Girona Spain
Brands with an unique letter logo

 (Left side)

◊ Salvatella, Sandblasted ◊

(Bottom)

◊ 25 ◊

Brands with an unique letter logo

Brands with pipe logo

 (Left side)

◊ Salvatella ◊

On top of mouthpiece: "S" logo.
Can be interpreted as two bent pipes.
On left side of mouthpiece: huge briar disk
 (Left side) ◊ Salvatella ◊
(Right side) ◊ Bosc ◊ (Underside) ◊ 6 ◊

  This pipe posseses a light color wooden stem which obviously cannot be briar. May be Boxwood or Lemon.

Bosc (Catalan language): forest

Brands having produced pipes with briar stems: Barnaby, Il Ceppo, Kaywoodie Allbriar, LHS (Purex Allbriar)

Factory founded in 1883, closed in 2001. During its best period Salvatella produced about 150,000 pipes/year.
See also Sigmund, Mc Intosch
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