Artisan: Thomas Christiano is born (1951) in a Italian emigrated family who came to USA in 1968. He founded his own company in 1982. A great part of the pipes are made in Italy by Barontini or, according to J.M. Lopes op. cit., by L'Anatra.

Artisan: Thomas James Richards entered the pipe making scene in 2008.

Markings : On bottom of the "T J" initials, two numbers.

• The first at left indicates the production order in the year.
• The second correspond to the manufacture year (10 = 2010)

Artisan: Ronny Thunér (born 1968) started making pipes in the beginning of 2005. Suffering from "Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD), the pipe maker activity helps him to put these difficulties under control and try to live a normal life.