
Updated: Jan 23, 2010
▲ ◊ M.G.M. Briar 1912, Rock Italy M.G.M. (Curved under logo) 15 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ St Claude, Ma Colombe ◊
Artisan: Jean Masson (b. 1934). Not yet retired (2009), he has nevertheless slowed down his production which used to reach 250 carved pipes (Voltaire, Lenine, Kennedy...) and 1000 clasical pipes per year. Inventor of the patented "Anti-jus" (anti gunk) system.
Address: 24, route de la Faucille, L'Essard
39200 Villard-Saint-Sauveur (F)
Artisan: Jean Masson (né en 1934). Toujours en activité (2009), Il a néanmoins ralenti sa production qui atteignait 250 pipes sculptées (Brassens, Coluche, Gainsbourg ...) et 1000 pipes classiques par an. Il est l'inventeur du système breveté "Anti-jus".
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Mac Baren

▲ ◊ Mac Baren Made in Denmark 205 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Mac Baren, Extra ◊ (Right side) ◊ Made in Denmark, 237 ◊
▲ The logo on the tobacco tins is reproduced on the stem of this pipe (see enlarged view) and on the pouch.
▲ Le logo sur les boites de tabac est reproduit sur le tuyau de cette pipe (voir vue agrandie) et sur la pochette.
Mac Cranie

North Carolina

▲ ◊ A4, McArris by McCranie, Made in England ◊
▲ This pipe actually was crafted by William Ashton Taylor of
"Ashton" pipes in 1990 for the pipe shop of Charlotte (NC).
▲ ◊ Mackenzie, Le Baron ◊
BBB's second brand also produced in the Irish Republic (J.M. Lopes,
op. cit.)
▲ ◊ Maestrale, Artigianale ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Maestrale, Artigianale ◊
(Right side) ◊ Roma ◊ (Bottom) ◊ P 2 ◊
Artisan: Walter Valenti pipemaker in Rome, during the 1970s
Artisan: Walter Valenti pipier à Rome, durant les années 1970.
Maillefer

Lausanne

▲ ◊ Maillefer, Lausanne ◊
Tabacs MAILLEFER
Grand-Chêne 5
1003 Lausanne
Man
Isle of Man

▲ (On the bottom of the stem) ◊ Great Britain ◊
A brand of MANXMAN PIPES Ltd, The Quay, Old Laxey, Isle of Man, British Isles.
See also:
Manx Meerschaum
▲ ◊ Man-About-Town, Genuine Briar ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Manhattan, supreme ◊
(Right side) ◊ Imported Briar, Italy ◊
This pipe may be from
The Manhattan Briar Pipe Co. Other Manhattan brands are also mentioned to be of English origin (see J.M. Lopes,
op. cit. p.167 and Wilczak & Colwell,
op. cit. p.69).
Manx Meerschaum
Isle of Man

▲ (On ferule) ◊ Millenium of Tynwald ◊
▲ ◊ Manxland Blockmeerschaum, Great Britain, 867 ◊
Laxey Pipe Factory (closed in 2002).
Other brands from the factory: "Manxpipe", "Manxman", "Manxland".
See also:
Man Pipes
Marcee
▲ ◊ Marcee, M R C (in shield) De Luxe ◊
Marcee is a brand of
Marechal & Ruchon Cie (M R C initials). This corporate runed
GBD France and was under control of
Oppenheimer holding (GB).
The brand has been produced until shortly after WWII.
See also (same logo):
Royale
Marchetti
Brooklyn, MI

▲ ◊ Marchetti Pipes, 253 ◊ One oval dot on both top and bottom of the stem
▲ (Top side) ◊ Mark V, Made in U.S.A. ◊ (Underside) ◊ Imported Briar ◊
▲ ◊ Mark Tinsky ◊
◊ American, BLAST, A.S.P. 2001 ◊
Pipe of the year 2001 carved for the members of alt.smokers.pipes (
ASP)
forum.
◊ American, Reg n° 382GPMT ◊ (March 1982 Mark Trinsky)
Mark Tinsky and
Curt Rollar formed
The American Smoking Pipe Co. in 1978. Curt Rollar left the company in 1990.
▲ ◊ Marshall Field, Smoke Shop (Side 1) Real Briar, Made in France (Side 2) ◊ Leather clad pipe
▲ ◊ Field Grain ◊ over ◊ Marshall Field Company ◊
◊ Made in London, England ◊
▲ ◊ Martel ◊
Artisan:
Paul Martel in Herbignac .
Martel's workshop was sold to
Patrice Sébilo. Afterwards,
Trever Talbert set up in 2002 in this same place when Sébilo stopped carving pipes.
Tobacconist & artisan: Rafa Martin
▲ ◊ Marxman, Italy ◊ Rhinestone on stem. ▲ Caillou du Rhin incrusté dans le tuyau.
▲ ◊ Marxman, Hand Carved, Imported Briar, Italy ◊
▲ (Right side) ◊ Marxman, Jumbo ◊ (Underside) ◊ Imported Briar, C ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ Marxman, Kings Cross ◊ (Right side) ◊ Algerian Briar, France ◊
Brand created in 1934 and merged with
Mastercraft in 1953.