
Updated:
Mar 15, 2010
▲ ◊ Mason House, Comfort, 110, Made in London, England ◊
TB in Schield on silver ring
Masson & Cie

Lausanne

▲ ◊ Masson Tabacs, Lausanne ◊
Owner: Dominique-Paul Frainier
Adress: Rue de Bourg
Famous customer: Georges Simenon
▲ ◊ Masta , Patent, Standard ◊ - ◊ Made in London, England ◊
▲ ◊ Mastercraft, ◊
◊ Canadian, Briar Italy, ◊
▲ ◊ Mastercraft Pigskin Italy ◊ Leather wrapped pipe ▲ Pipe gainée de cuir
▲ (Left side) ◊ Mastercraft, De Luxe ◊ (Right side) ◊ Imported Briar ◊
Brand created in 1941.
Mastercraft had purchased the
Shalom Pipe factory in Israel.
Mastercraft belongs to
Lane Ltd group.
Mastercraft seconds:
Sparkproof,
Legion of Honor,
Jet Pipe
▲ ◊ Mastro Beraldi, Italy ◊
Mastro de Paja

▲ ◊ Mastro de Paja Gigante 1B ◊
▲ ◊ Mastro de Paja, For. W. Lubinski, Fatta A mano, brev. 331218172, 1 (In circle)◊
▲ Mario Lubinski is the actual (2009) owner of
Lubinski Ltd. (Pipe import and distribution) a firm founded by his father Woicheck Lubinski. Mario was distributor for Mastro de Paja from 1976 to 1980. Since that time Mario has become the largest pipe distributor in Italy and one of the largest in Europe.
See also (Lubinski):
Raganella
▲ ◊ Mastro De Paja, Fatta a mano, [Grade: One sun] 1978, 1 (encircled) C (encircled) ◊
▲ ◊ Mathiss Extra [Triangle] 3141 , N ◊
▲ ◊ Mattner Johannesburg ◊
Artisan: William Mattner (†) of german origin.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Mauro, Series II ◊
(Right side) ◊ Italy, 325 ◊
Wilczak & Colwell,
op. cit. attribute this brand to Mauro
Bartoli. But the dot is very similar to the one of Mauro Armellini's Verona pipe.
The Maxim brand was produced for whole sale company Terella in Hamburg. Terella delivers the Wolsdorff tobaconnist's chain throughout Germany. These pipes were made by
Oldenkott and today by
Design Berlin.
▲ (Left side) ◊ Mc Gahey ◊
(Right side) ◊ Made in London (in circle) England, 56071 ◊
▲ (Top) ◊ Mc Intosch, Royal Brown ◊ (Bottom) ◊ 2218, ENGLAND ◊