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Bellezia

Buffalo, N.Y.  USA

 

 (Left side) ◊ Bellezia ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in London, England ◊
Pipes manufactured for Bellezia Tobacco Shop in Buffalo, N.Y. (hence the white Buffalo etched on the mouthpiece). The English manufacturer of this pipe is unknown.

Bromma

 Sweden
Brands with pipe logo 
 ◊ Bromma, Sweden ◊      Logo : "DOLLAR" over elephant on pipe.
Probably from same workshop: Harlekin , Dollar

Captain Stag

 
 ◊ Captain Stag, De Luxe ◊

Countryman

 Tanzania
 ◊ 20, Genuine Block, Meerschaum ◊
Elephant on one side of the stem, "Tanganyika" on the other.
A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman

Danish Design

Oldenkott
 Germany
 
 (Side 1) ◊ Danish, Design, 608 ◊
   (Side 2) ◊ Excellent, Super Grain ◊
See also: Oldenkott, Eminent
 

 

 ◊ Derby Calfskin Italy ◊

Derby

Oldenkott
 Germany
 ◊ Derby (On horseshoe) ◊
See also "Derby" as an Oldenkott line.

Dollar

 Sweden
Brands with pipe logo 
 ◊ Dollar, Sweden ◊  
Logo: Elephant on pipe
Probably from same workshop: Harlekin and Bromma

Drucquer & Sons

Berkeley CA USA
    

 

 ◊ Drucquer & Sons, California ◊
Current address of the shop (2009):
1481 Solano Ave., Albany, CA 94706
Former address (late 1980s):
2059 University Ave., Berkeley CA 94704
"Red Lion" was the name of a home Virginia based blend. The lion appeared on the original Drucquer family crest. John Drucquer founded the pipe shop in London in 1841 and had C. Dickens as customer for pipes and tobaccos. John Drucquer III moved Drucquer & Sons Ltd. to Berkeley, California in 1921.

Eminent

 Denmark

 

 ◊Eminent, Classic Briar, Danish design, 604 ◊
Initially a Danish brand taken over by Oldenkott

Harcourt

England  Denmark
▲ (Left side) ◊ B 7415 Harcourt ◊ (Right side) ◊ Made in England ◊
Anglo-Danish brand made by Nording and Preben Holm in the 1960s for the US distributor Lane Ltd. In the 1970s these pipes were crafted for Dunhill at Preben Holm's workshop.

Harlekin

 Sweden
 (On top) ◊ Harlekin, 3 Pat ◊ (On Bottom) ◊ Sweden ◊
See also: Bromma, Dollar
 (Left side) ◊ Invicta England ◊
  (Right side) ◊ Hand Made, By, Colin Fromm, 98 ◊
Logo: Rearing horse (faint)
Artisans: Colin Fromm and Colin Leeson.
Brand created in 1974. Colin Fromm continued on his own with the Castleford brand.
Some Invicta pipes are issued from the cooperation between Colin Fromm, Bill Ashton Taylor and Les Wood.
2010: Colin Leeson retiring Peter Ellam continues to be the sole craftsman of Invicta Pipes.

Jockey

Comoy
 England
 (Left side) ◊ Jockey ◊
  (Right side) ◊ Made in England (In circle), 55 ◊
 

Kiko

 Tanzania

 

A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Kikob, Countryman, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman
Tanganyika : la Kiko Tanganyika : la Kiko

Kilimanjaro

 Tanzania

 

A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Countryman, Kiko, Kikob, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman

Kudu

 Tanzania

 

A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Countryman, Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman
 Tanganyika : la Kudu Tanganyika : la Kudu

Longchamp

Paris France

 

Pipe gainée, Leather clad pipe
Index des pipes Longchamp Index of leather clad pipes
  Valencia Spain
Tobacconist & artisan: Rafa Martin
He stopped his own production in July 2010
 (Left side) ◊ 73 Merlin ◊
(Right side)  ◊ Made in Tanganyika ◊
Same antilop logo: Safari
Merlin was a brand of the Oppenheimer group. The meerschaum pipes were produced in association with Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Countryman, Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Sportsman
 Germany
Brands with crown logo Brands with ring  logo

 

 

 ◊ PLAYBOY, Imported Briar ◊
Pipe distributed by the well-known men's magazine.
 ◊ 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.

 

A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Countryman, Kiko, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman

Simon

 
 ◊ Simon Classic ◊
 

Sportsman

Amboseli
 Tanzania
 ◊ Genuine Block, Meerschaum ◊              "Tanganiyka" on the bottom of the stem
A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Countryman, Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin
 Ecume et cuir Ecume et cuir

Thoroughbred

 
 (Left side) ◊ Thoroughbred, Pigskin ◊
  (Right side) ◊ Leather, Briar Italy ◊
  See also: Derby (Same horse logo)

Twiga

 Tanzania

 

A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.
See also: Countryman, Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Merlin, Sportsman
 Tanganyika : la Twiga Tanganyika : la Twiga
 (Top) ◊ Walt Disney World © Walt Disney Productions ◊
(Bottom) ◊ Algerian Briar, Made in France ◊

Wenko

France
 (Underside) ◊ Wenko, St Claude, Real Briar, 3113 ◊
 
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