
Updated: May 08, 2012
Suhr

Copenhagen

Suhr's Pibemageri (pipe workshop) was owned by Teophil Suhr.
Poul Rasmussen († 1967), Svend Axel
Celius or
Sven Knudsen used to produce the pipes proposed in the shop.
It is not established the red-white dot is Suhr's original logo.
it may be the symbol used by
Poul Rasmussen himself.
See also:
Anne Julie (widow of Poul Rasmussen)
Pipes with this brand are sometimes carved by
Armellini.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Sunrise Amber Grain ◊
(Right side)◊ Vintage Briar, F439 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Sunrise (Arched) Natural ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in England, 367 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Sunrise Tawny Grain ◊
(Right side) ◊ Vintage Briar, 299 ◊
(Bottom) ◊ France ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Sunrise ◊
(Right side) ◊ Chapuis Comoy, 3505 ◊
▲ Churwarden model from the
Chapuis Comoy workshops in Saint Claude (Fr)
The
Sunrise brand perfectly illustrates the split pipe production of a same label between
Saint Claude (FR) and London (GB) during the period
Chapuis Comoy and Comoy closely collaborated (prior to early 1970s).
▲ (Left side) ◊ Sunway, De Luxe, Made in Denmark ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Sussex ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in England (In circle), 21B ◊
▲ ◊ SUTLIFF San Fransisco, Corinthian London Made, (in circle) Made in England ◊
▲ This pipe could have been crafted by
Comoy.
Tobacconist's brand founded 1849 by Henry Sutliff. In 1925,
Sutliff opened a shop in the 500 Block of Market St. In 1953, Ed Grant the manager, purchased the store renaming it
Grant's Pipe Shop.
See also:
Corinthian,
Grant's
▲ ◊ sVen ! (In circle) ◊
Artisan:
David Wagner
See also
Baff an other Wagner's brand.
▲ (On bottom) ◊ Hangaard, Danish, Hand Made ◊
▲
(Underside) ◊― Svend, Hangaard (Circular) Denmark ―◊
Artisan: Svend Hangaard begun carving pipe after he retired in 2007 from working as a prison warden.
▲ ◊ C, Svenborg, Danish Hand Made ◊
▲ ◊ Svendborg, Danish Hand Carved, H-JØRGENSEN ◊
▲ (Underside) ◊ C, Danish, Hand Carved, ◊
(Underside) ◊ Svendborg, Jan Hansen ◊
▲ Jan Hansen is a pseudonyme used by Henrik Jørgensen. His own initials could have been misunderstood (HJ : Hitler Jugend).
Brand founded in 1970s by
Henrik Jørgensen,
Poul Ilsted and
Tao Nielsen. They bought an old factory (
Nordisc Pibefabriker) in Svendborg on Funen island. Poul and Tao gradually bow out from machine manufactured pipes (1982) and Henrik Jørgensen manages the brand until its take over by
Design Berlin (D) in the late 90ies.
Kaj C. Rasmussen jointed the firm for several years. 17 employees worked for this brand under
Henrik Jørgensen direction.
▲ ◊ SWISS, Dry Smoker, France ◊