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<div>It would be great to see an overview and history of Swedish pipe making here on this page. Please feel free to edit the page if you'd like to contribute. Pipe makers in red still need bios (just click on them and add any information you have), and the others linked in blue could be expanded on. Feel free to add other pipe makers you've a particular interest in or knowledge of. Please let me know if you need any help managing the wiki. It's about quirky still: mailto:sethile.pipes@gmail.com<br />
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[[Love Geiger]]<br />
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More pipe maker articles coming soon. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Scandinavian pipe makers. We highly recommend [http://danishpipemakers.com/ danishpipemakers.com]<br />
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== Off site links ==<br />
[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/storia/storie-di-pipe/le-pipe-svedesi Le Pipe Svedesi] ''' an italian article about the swedish pipemakers by pipology.com</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Bertram&diff=12750Bertram2011-04-09T07:20:12Z<p>Effe66: </p>
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<div>The story of Bertram pipes begins with a German pipemaker named '''Bertram Goldmann''' who emigrated to the United States in 1874 and settled down in Washington D.C.<br />
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In 1927 '''Sydney Bertram Goldman''' opened a new factory, the Bertram Pipe Shop. The strategically favorable situation in the political center of the USA procured many illustrious customers from politics and fine arts to the well-respected brand: Joseph Stalin, General Douglas MacArthur, Edward G. Robinson or Red Skelton just to name a few. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered his cigarette tips there. Bertram acquired the surname "The Nation’s Pipemaker".<br />
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Over three generations Bertram’s enjoyed such a good reputation in the USA that their own production wasn't able to keep up with the demand and pipes had to be bought in addition from notable suppliers. In reference to this Bertram in later years was also apostrophized "The Astley's of America".<br />
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Their pipes seem have been graded by a numbering system, i.e. 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50, with the higher numbers being more desirable.<br />
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The company found a tragic end at the end of the 1960s. During the riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. the factory was plundered and set on fire. Though some efforts - mainly by Bertram employees - were made to restart Bertram never really recovered and the owning family decided to quit pipe production.<br />
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== Off site links ==<br />
[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/storia/storie-di-pipe/pipe-bertram Le pipe Bertram]''' an italian text about Bertram's history and pipes from pipology.com <br />
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[[Category: United States]]</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Billiard&diff=12749Billiard2011-04-09T07:16:03Z<p>Effe66: /* The Billiard */</p>
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<div>'''A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts, by Bill Burney, Copyright 2003-2011 (used by permission; all rights reserved)'''<br />
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The following is Bill Burney's excellent essay on on the Billiard shape, which he wrote for A.S.P.[http://aspipes.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31:the-billiard&catid=21:essays&Itemid=147] and is used here by permission:<br />
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==The Billiard==<br />
[[File:Bill2.gif|thumb|left|225px]]'''''by Bill Burney''''<br />
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'''February 2010'''<br />
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Some years back, I decided to do some research into the names of different pipe shapes, just to get a better understanding. This eventually led to my doing the ASP Pipe Shapes Chart. I don't consider myself an authority on the subject, but I have studied a bit.<br />
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For the new ASP website, I thought I might discuss some of the shapes in more detail. Arbitrarily, I decided to start with my favorite shape - the Billiard.<br />
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The most classical of the classic shapes, nearly every pipe maker makes a Billiard. The bowl is nearly cylindrical with a rounded bottom, or heel. The bore, or tobacco chamber, is also cylindrical. The shank is round and approximately the same length as the height of the bowl and the stem is usually tapered. The bowl tilts away from the shank by a couple of degrees.<br />
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One feature I look for in a Billiard is a flat rim. Think about it: if the bore or tobacco chamber is cylindrical and the outside of the bowl is cylindrical, the rim should be equal to the thickness of the bowl sides all the way down. I expect a small "belly" to the bowl, giving you a little extra wall thickness where you need it. Some makers taper the top of the bowl to meet the bore or round off the lip of the bowl. While there is nothing wrong with this, it doesn't really meet the classical specs. As long as it doesn't make the bowl look too much like an Apple or an Egg, I would still consider it a Billiard, at least in inspiration.<br />
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Many other shapes are based on the classic Billiard. For example, make the bowl a bit rounder and you have an Apple. Make the shank longer and the stem shorter and you have a Liverpool. Make the bowl taller and it's a Stack, shorter and it's a Pot. Make the bottom of the bowl flat and you have a Poker.<br />
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[[File:Billiard.gif|thumb|275px|The Billiard]]There are also variations that are like subcategories. If you put a saddle stem on a billiard, you have a Saddle Billiard. You can also have an oval shank or a diamond shank or a thin "pencil" shank. The bowl and/or shank can have flat panels resulting in a Panel Billiard. A box-shaped bowl with a square shank is a "Four-Square" Billiard.<br />
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Billiards are made straight, 1/8 bent, 1/4 bent, 1/2 bent, 3/4 bent and full bent. There may be a way to accurately measure which is which, but I haven't seen much precision applied to this feature. Particularly between 3/4 bend and full bent, the naming seems very approximate in practice. The full bent, a good choice if you're a clencher, is sometimes called a Hungarian or an Oom Paul.<br />
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So, where did the name "Billiard" come from? I haven't been able to find a definitive answer. The best explanation I have heard so far was that at the time the shape was named, the game was very popular, so whoever came up with the name for the pipe shape named it after the popular game of the day. Maybe. Good thing the popular game wasn't craps.<br />
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There is another group of shapes derived from the Billiard: the Long Shanks. This group includes the Canadian, the Liverpool, the Lumberman and the Lovat. I'll cover them in the next article. (see [[Canadian]]).<br />
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The following shape numbers appear to be Billiards, as far as I can tell from flyers and catalogs. Thanks to Chris Keene's Pipe Pages[http://www.pipepages.com] for the research material. Note this list may not be terribly accurate, based on old information, and is definitely incomplete.<br />
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Saddle Stem Billiards are marked with (s), Pots are marked with (p), Stacks with (c), Bents with (b) and Military or Army mounts with (a).<br />
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*'''Barling''': 1100, 1195, 1265(p), 2105<br />
*'''BBB''': 606, 636, 667, 638, 304(b)<br />
*'''Charatan''': 12x, 420, 148x(p), 48x(p), 211(b)<br />
*'''Dunhill''': 114, LB, 710, 59, 577(s), 39(s), 57(a), 120(b), 501(p)<br />
*'''GBD''': 9457, 135T, 2515T, 122, 124, 133, 9435(s), 9442(s), 9447(s), 347s(s), 392(s), 508T(b), 867(b), 508(b), 107(p), 116(p), 117(p)<br />
*'''Comoy's''': 105, 6, 74, 131, 431, 341, 106, 112, 245, 405, 206, 47, 340, 189, 97, 64, 292, 98, 28, 270, 110, 291, 185, 332, 186, 27(s), 6(s), 484(s), 182(s), 437(s), 554(s)<br />
*'''Peterson''': 957, 951, 3024, 902(a), 953, 934(c), 3214(c), 914(c), 689(p), 686(p), 2001(b), 968(b), 936(b)<br />
*'''Sasieni''': 16 Regent(b), 17 Rutland(b), 19 Pembroke, 39A Felsted, 55 Buckingham<br />
*'''Stanwell''': 03, 12, 14, 29, 41(a), 42(a), 45(p), 51, 53, 58, 60(c), 57, 61, 66(c), 72, 80(s), 81(c), 95(c), 98(p), 80R(b), 89R(p), 82R, 81R<br />
*'''Savinelli''': 1011, 1014(s), 1002, 4006, 1025(p), 1024(p), 505(s), 3006(p), 1018(p), 1015(p), 6007(b), 1026(s), 4014(s), 6002(b)<br />
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== Off site links ==<br />
[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/pipe/shape/la-pipa-billiard La pipa Billiard] ''' an italian article about the Billiard shape by pipology.com</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Freehand&diff=12307Freehand2011-01-17T16:45:09Z<p>Effe66: /* Off site links */</p>
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<div>'''A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts, by Bill Burney, Copyright 2003-2011 (used by permission; all rights reserved)'''<br />
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== Off site links ==<br />
[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/pipe/freehand/equivoca-chiarezza-delle-pipe-freehand L'equivoca chiarezza delle pipe freehand]''' an italian text about the freehand pipe concept by pipology.com</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Freehand&diff=12306Freehand2011-01-17T16:44:21Z<p>Effe66: /* Off site links */ inserimento link ad articolo sulle pipe pipe freehand</p>
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<div>'''A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts, by Bill Burney, Copyright 2003-2011 (used by permission; all rights reserved)'''<br />
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== Off site links ==<br />
[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/pipe/freehand/equivoca-chiarezza-delle-pipe-freehand] L'equivoca chiarezza delle pipe freehand''' an italian text about the freehand pipe concept by pipology.com</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Pipedia_Links&diff=12305Pipedia Links2011-01-17T16:36:37Z<p>Effe66: /* Blogs */</p>
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<div>== '''Forums & Newsgroups''' ==<br />
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* '''AMERICA HISPANA Y ESPAÑA'''<br />
** '''[http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/consejopc/ Consejo de Pipa Clubs]''' (Tiene como objetivo promover el intercambio de información y actividades entre los Pipa Clubs hispanoparlantes - Spanish speaking Pipe Clubs )<br />
* '''AMERICA LATINA'''<br />
** '''[http://egrupos.net/grupo/flapc/ FLAPC]''' (Fraternidad Latinoamericana de Pipa Clubes)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://formosapipaclub.mundoforo.com/ Formosa Pipa Club]''' (El primer foro en español dedicado a la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''AUSTRALIA'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianpipesmokers/ Australian Pipe Smokers Group]'''<br />
* '''CHINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.62585578.com/ Yan Bo Zhi Shuang Ge]''' (The biggest pipe distributor in China)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipevillage.org/ Pipe Village]''' (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.dimlule.com/ Dim lule forum]''' (first Croatian forum about pipes, pipe tobaccos and pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://www.forum.piperson.org/ Piperson forum]''' (Croatian group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.com/group/FumeursdePipe?hl=fr Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe]''' (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.fr/group/Pipes-et-tabacs?hl=fr Pipes et Tabacs Group]''' (French pipes and tobacco discussion group)<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.freunde-der-tabakpfeife.de Freunde der Tabakpfeife]''' (Forum fuer den stressfreien Austausch unter Pfeifenrauchern)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenundmehr.de/ Pfeifen und mehr (Pum)]''' (Portal&Forum - pipes,tobacco,lifestyle)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeife-tabak.de/phpBB2/index.php P & T]''' (Pfeife & Tabak - Vom Genuß des Rauchens)<br />
** '''[http://www.the-smokers-lounge.net/forum/index.php The Smoker's Lounge]'''<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de Stanwell Tobacco/Pipe Forum]''' (Das Forum für Stanwell-Freunde)<br />
** '''[http://www.daft.de de.alt.fan.tabak/Newsgroup]''' (Webseite der Newsgroup de.alt.fan.tabak)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it/Forum Legio Forum]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome forum a reference for the agonistic slowsmoke in Europe)<br />
** '''[http://www.fumarelapipa.com/ Fumare La Pipa]''' (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.fajczarze.pl]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers and FMS Pipe Club forum)<br />
** '''[news://alt.pl.fajka]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers newsgroup)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (The Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/ pipeclub.info]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Club Association)<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''SLOVENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://slopipes.slofaca.net/ Fajfarji - Slovenski ljubitelji pip]''' (Slovenian speaking pipesmokers forum)<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaforo.com Pipaforo]''' (Foro en catellano para los fumadores de pipa)<br />
** '''[http://www.faviles.com/la_pipa.htm La Pipa]''' (Página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''UNITED STATES''' (with many users from the '''United Kingdom''')<br />
** '''[http://www.aspipes.org/ A.S.P]''' (The web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)<br />
** '''[http://www.christianpipesmokers.org/ Christian Pipe Smokers]''' (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)<br />
** '''[http://www.grayfoxonline.com/forums/ Gray Fox Online Forum]''' (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)<br />
** '''[http://www.internationalpipeclub.com/ International Pipe Club]''' (Hosted by the International Cigar Club. Great information on pipes and tobaccos. Pipe makers, tobacco blenders and cigar information.)<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ladies_Of_The_Briar/ Ladies Of The Briar]''' (Yahoo Group for women pipe smokers)<br />
** '''[http://www.naspc.org/ NASPC.org]''' (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipemakersforum.com/ Pipe Makers Forum.com]''' (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://pipes.org/ Pipes.org]''' (Lots of great links and a wealth of information)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmagazine.com/ PipesMagazine.com]''' (Online magazine with articles, news, information, interviews, videos, forums and blogs.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokersforums.org/ Smokers Forums]''' (An active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)<br />
** '''[http://www.cigarasylum.com Club Stogie - (Now Cigar Asylum)]''' (A cigar site in name but one which also has a strong pipe smoking community; see the Pipe Forums.)<br />
** '''[http://www.brothersofbriar.com/ Brothers of Briar]''' (A community driven pipe forum with a focus on openness and camaraderie.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokingpipetobacco.com/ SmokingPipeTobacco.com]''' (A useful website with links to videos on pipe smoking and access to the [http://tampandpuff.com/ Tamp & Puff] discussion forums)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' (Expert advise from experienced pipe smokers in a friendly forum atmosphere, Pipe links and more.)<br />
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== '''Blogs''' ==<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipamania.com.ar/ PipaMania]''' EL sitio de los pipa fumadores.<br />
* '''BRASIL'''<br />
** '''[http://cachimbodeferdinando.googlepages.com '''Cachimbo de Ferdinando''']'''<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://fumdepip.blogspot.com/ Fumeur de Pipes Fumer est aussi un plaisir !]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipes.over-blog.com/ Odd pipes - Pipes bizarres - Ausgefallene Pfeifen]''' <BR>Leather wrapped pipes, Cavalier shapes - pipes gainées, Cavalier etc... - Leder überzogene Pfeifen, Cavalier formen usw...<br />
** '''[http://blog.enriquepipes.com/ Des bouts de reve - David Enrique's pipe blog]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipegazette.blogspot.com/ Pipe Gazette]'''<br />
** '''[http://web.mac.com/melanpipe/Carnet_d_atelier/Bienvenue.html/ Melan Pipe Carnet d'atelier]'''<br />
* '''CHILE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.desdelaovejanegra.blogspot.com '''Blog de Ovejanegra''']'''<br />
** '''[http://loscachimberos.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Los Cachimberos''']'''<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://nonsolopipa.wordpress.com/ '''Nonsolopipa''']'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipology.com/ Pipology]''' an italian collective blog about the culture of pipes and tobaccos<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipe-smokers.net/ Pipe-Smokers.net]''' (A website/blog with pipe reviews, tobacco reviews, helpful videos, and all things pipes)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/forum/index.php?/blogs/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' PSF Member's Blogs<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://pipasytabacosconsultorio.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Pipas y Tabacos Consultorio''']'''<br />
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== '''Pipe Clubs''' ==<br />
[[Image:Vauen_55.jpg|right|225px]][[Image:Lord-Davenport.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''ARMENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.com.ar Pipa Club Buenos Aires]''' (The portal for worldwide Argentine pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2000)<br />
* '''BRAZIL'''<br />
** '''[http://www.amigosdocachimbo.com.br/ Confraria dos Amigos do Cachimbo]''' (Since 2000)<br />
* '''CANADA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.montrealpipeclub.com/ Montreal Pipe Smokers Club - Club des Fumeurs de Pipe de Montréal]'''<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.piperson.org/ Piperson]''' (Croatian Smoking Pipe Longue)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://pipeclub-ardechois.toile-libre.org/ Pipe-Club Ardéchois]''' (International Club)<br />
* '''GREECE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.gr/ Greek Pipe Smokers Club ]'''<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bonner-qualmkoepp.de/ Bonner Qualmköpp]''' (Bonn / Cologne area)<br />
** '''[http://www.vdp-ost.de Ostdeutscher Pfeifenraucherverband]''' (East German Pipe Smokers Association)<br />
** '''[http://www.tabakskollegium-berlin.de Tabakskollegium Berlin]''' (Berlin Tobacco College). Also organizes the Berlin Pipe Show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander.<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenstammtisch-sommerstorf.de/ Tabakskollegium Sommerstorf]''' (Homed in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Visit also the club's core [http://wirtshaus-zum-hufschmied.de.vu/ Wirtshaus zum Hufschmied], a countryside inn with pipe & tobacco depot. Very unique!<br />
* '''HUNGARY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaklub.hu Magyar Pipaklub Egyesület]''' (Hungarian Pipe Club - Budapest - Hungary)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaszovetseg.hu Magyar Pipaszövetség]''' (Hungarian Pipe Smokers Association - Debrecen - Hungary)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it Legio Praetoria]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome - Italy)<br />
* '''LEBANON'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipecluboflebanon.org Pipe Club of Lebanon]''' (The Pipe Club of Lebanon - Lebanon)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://rpkf.org]''' (Polish Pipe Clubs Council)<br />
** '''[http://fajczarze.pl]''' (FMS Pipe Club website)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (Official Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.ro/]''' (Official Pipe Club of Romania, set in Constanta)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/forumipb/index.php?s=549eed5be6e7218f317060f1e8cb2c2f&act=SC&c=3]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Clubs in one place)<br />
* '''SCOTLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://edinburghpipeclub.blogspot.com/ Edinburgh Pipe Club]<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bpipaclub.com Barcelona Pipa Club]''' (La pagina del BPC sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana)<br />
* '''SWEDEN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.svenskapipklubben.se/ Svenska Pipklubben]''' (Pipe Club Of Sweden; founded in 1991. Club magazine ''Rökringar'' is published four times a year.)<br />
* '''SWITZERLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://www.beepworld.de/members/pfeifenclub/index.htm Pfeifenclub Innerschwyz]''' (Pipe Club Innerschwyz).<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.tsptc.org/ Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club]''' (TSPTC, Fort Wayne, Indiana)<br />
** '''[http://www.shpcboston.org/ Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston]''' (The Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston has been keeping the smoking lamp lit since 1989. Read our monthly newsletter or better yet, stop by for a meeting and become a member.)<br />
**'''[http://www.corpipesmokers.org/index.html CORPS: Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers]''' (Based in Richmond, Virginia.)<br />
**''' Hampton Roads Pipe Club, Hampton Roads, VA. We meet the first Tuesday of the month. See our Facebook page for more info. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000169026983#!/pages/Hampton-Roads-Pipe-Club/194067625565<br />
**'''[http://www.newyorkpipeclub.org/ The New York Pipe Club]''' (The New York Pipe Club meets monthly and everyone is welcome. Visit our web site for meeting dates and more information.)<br />
**'''NJFPS :''' ''New Jersey Fellowship of Pipe Smokers''. Meets every second Thursday of the month at JR Cigars Whippany NJ.<br />
** Are there any more? ;)<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.angelfire.com/folk/cpu Club de Pipafumadores del Uruguay Urupipas 2001]''' (Since 2001 - en Internet desde el 10 de agosto de 2001)<br />
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== '''Special pages''' (dedicated to particular themes) ==<br />
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* '''Catalogs, brochures, flyers, ads...'''<br />
** '''[http://chriskeene.com/ Chris' Pipe Pages]''' (Chris Keene's wonderful collection)<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de/f5-Stanwell.html]''' (Stanwell-shape-list)<br />
* '''Miscellaneous'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipelore.net Pipe Lore]''' (Knowledge with every puff)<br />
* '''Tobacco'''<br />
** '''[http://tobaccoreviews.com/ TobaccoReviews.com]''' (A fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)<br />
** '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_pipe_%28tobacco%29 Smoking Pipe]''' (Tobacco article on Wikipedia)<br />
* '''Tobacciana'''<br />
** '''[http://www.advertisingantiques.co.uk Advertising Antiques]''' (Wonderful collection of old tin tobacco and pipe advertising signs, tobacco tins, and miscellaneous tobacciana. <br />
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== '''Important articles''' (Journalistic articles on basic topics) ==<br />
[[Image:Ybole.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Briar'''<br />
** '''[http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_1.jpg The Briar Saga I], [http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_2.jpg The Briar Saga II]''' - '''[[Rainer Barbi]]''' on the myths of briar.<br />
* '''Dating Pipes'''<br />
** '''[http://digilander.libero.it/tempioedonismo/CHARATAN.htm On Dating Charatan]''' - The most complete article on dating charatan by '''Fabio Ferrara'''; in Italian.<br />
* '''Humor'''<br />
** '''[http://www.scofieldpipes.com/docs/pipetheology.html Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking]''' - A humorous tract by the '''Rev. Arthur D. Yunker'''; permission granted by author.<br />
* '''Pipemaking'''<br />
** '''[[A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe]]''' - '''R.D. Field''' on the Castello, Caminetto and Ascorti connection.<br />
** '''[[Beyond Tsuge]]''' - '''Martin Farrent''' interviews '''Sykes Wilford''' about Japanese pipes. (Originally published at [http://www.pfeifenbox.de Pfeifenbox])<br />
** '''[[Go West]]''' - A fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond by '''Erwin Van Hove'''. (Originally published in the French magazine "Pipe Mag".)<br />
** '''[[The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans]]''' - By '''Fred Hanna'''; originally published in "The Pipe Collector".<br />
** '''[[Thoughts on Italian Pipes]]''' - '''Sykes Wilford's''' musings on Italian pipe design.<br />
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** '''[http://www.faviles.com/phpWiki/index.php/P%E1ginaPrincipal WikiPipa.]''' (Enciclopedia Virtual de la Pipa)</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Pipedia_Links&diff=12304Pipedia Links2011-01-17T16:34:37Z<p>Effe66: /* Blogs */</p>
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<div>== '''Forums & Newsgroups''' ==<br />
[[Image:Caminetto01.jpg|right|225px]][[Image:BBB_04.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''AMERICA HISPANA Y ESPAÑA'''<br />
** '''[http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/consejopc/ Consejo de Pipa Clubs]''' (Tiene como objetivo promover el intercambio de información y actividades entre los Pipa Clubs hispanoparlantes - Spanish speaking Pipe Clubs )<br />
* '''AMERICA LATINA'''<br />
** '''[http://egrupos.net/grupo/flapc/ FLAPC]''' (Fraternidad Latinoamericana de Pipa Clubes)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://formosapipaclub.mundoforo.com/ Formosa Pipa Club]''' (El primer foro en español dedicado a la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''AUSTRALIA'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianpipesmokers/ Australian Pipe Smokers Group]'''<br />
* '''CHINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.62585578.com/ Yan Bo Zhi Shuang Ge]''' (The biggest pipe distributor in China)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipevillage.org/ Pipe Village]''' (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.dimlule.com/ Dim lule forum]''' (first Croatian forum about pipes, pipe tobaccos and pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://www.forum.piperson.org/ Piperson forum]''' (Croatian group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.com/group/FumeursdePipe?hl=fr Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe]''' (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.fr/group/Pipes-et-tabacs?hl=fr Pipes et Tabacs Group]''' (French pipes and tobacco discussion group)<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.freunde-der-tabakpfeife.de Freunde der Tabakpfeife]''' (Forum fuer den stressfreien Austausch unter Pfeifenrauchern)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenundmehr.de/ Pfeifen und mehr (Pum)]''' (Portal&Forum - pipes,tobacco,lifestyle)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeife-tabak.de/phpBB2/index.php P & T]''' (Pfeife & Tabak - Vom Genuß des Rauchens)<br />
** '''[http://www.the-smokers-lounge.net/forum/index.php The Smoker's Lounge]'''<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de Stanwell Tobacco/Pipe Forum]''' (Das Forum für Stanwell-Freunde)<br />
** '''[http://www.daft.de de.alt.fan.tabak/Newsgroup]''' (Webseite der Newsgroup de.alt.fan.tabak)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it/Forum Legio Forum]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome forum a reference for the agonistic slowsmoke in Europe)<br />
** '''[http://www.fumarelapipa.com/ Fumare La Pipa]''' (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.fajczarze.pl]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers and FMS Pipe Club forum)<br />
** '''[news://alt.pl.fajka]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers newsgroup)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (The Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/ pipeclub.info]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Club Association)<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''SLOVENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://slopipes.slofaca.net/ Fajfarji - Slovenski ljubitelji pip]''' (Slovenian speaking pipesmokers forum)<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaforo.com Pipaforo]''' (Foro en catellano para los fumadores de pipa)<br />
** '''[http://www.faviles.com/la_pipa.htm La Pipa]''' (Página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''UNITED STATES''' (with many users from the '''United Kingdom''')<br />
** '''[http://www.aspipes.org/ A.S.P]''' (The web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)<br />
** '''[http://www.christianpipesmokers.org/ Christian Pipe Smokers]''' (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)<br />
** '''[http://www.grayfoxonline.com/forums/ Gray Fox Online Forum]''' (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)<br />
** '''[http://www.internationalpipeclub.com/ International Pipe Club]''' (Hosted by the International Cigar Club. Great information on pipes and tobaccos. Pipe makers, tobacco blenders and cigar information.)<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ladies_Of_The_Briar/ Ladies Of The Briar]''' (Yahoo Group for women pipe smokers)<br />
** '''[http://www.naspc.org/ NASPC.org]''' (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipemakersforum.com/ Pipe Makers Forum.com]''' (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://pipes.org/ Pipes.org]''' (Lots of great links and a wealth of information)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmagazine.com/ PipesMagazine.com]''' (Online magazine with articles, news, information, interviews, videos, forums and blogs.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokersforums.org/ Smokers Forums]''' (An active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)<br />
** '''[http://www.cigarasylum.com Club Stogie - (Now Cigar Asylum)]''' (A cigar site in name but one which also has a strong pipe smoking community; see the Pipe Forums.)<br />
** '''[http://www.brothersofbriar.com/ Brothers of Briar]''' (A community driven pipe forum with a focus on openness and camaraderie.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokingpipetobacco.com/ SmokingPipeTobacco.com]''' (A useful website with links to videos on pipe smoking and access to the [http://tampandpuff.com/ Tamp & Puff] discussion forums)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' (Expert advise from experienced pipe smokers in a friendly forum atmosphere, Pipe links and more.)<br />
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== '''Blogs''' ==<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipamania.com.ar/ PipaMania]''' EL sitio de los pipa fumadores.<br />
* '''BRASIL'''<br />
** '''[http://cachimbodeferdinando.googlepages.com '''Cachimbo de Ferdinando''']'''<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://fumdepip.blogspot.com/ Fumeur de Pipes Fumer est aussi un plaisir !]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipes.over-blog.com/ Odd pipes - Pipes bizarres - Ausgefallene Pfeifen]''' <BR>Leather wrapped pipes, Cavalier shapes - pipes gainées, Cavalier etc... - Leder überzogene Pfeifen, Cavalier formen usw...<br />
** '''[http://blog.enriquepipes.com/ Des bouts de reve - David Enrique's pipe blog]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipegazette.blogspot.com/ Pipe Gazette]'''<br />
** '''[http://web.mac.com/melanpipe/Carnet_d_atelier/Bienvenue.html/ Melan Pipe Carnet d'atelier]'''<br />
* '''CHILE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.desdelaovejanegra.blogspot.com '''Blog de Ovejanegra''']'''<br />
** '''[http://loscachimberos.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Los Cachimberos''']'''<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://nonsolopipa.wordpress.com/ '''Nonsolopipa''']'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipology.com/ ''''''Pipology'''''']''' scritti su tabacchi e pipe<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipe-smokers.net/ Pipe-Smokers.net]''' (A website/blog with pipe reviews, tobacco reviews, helpful videos, and all things pipes)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/forum/index.php?/blogs/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' PSF Member's Blogs<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://pipasytabacosconsultorio.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Pipas y Tabacos Consultorio''']'''<br />
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== '''Pipe Clubs''' ==<br />
[[Image:Vauen_55.jpg|right|225px]][[Image:Lord-Davenport.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''ARMENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.com.ar Pipa Club Buenos Aires]''' (The portal for worldwide Argentine pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2000)<br />
* '''BRAZIL'''<br />
** '''[http://www.amigosdocachimbo.com.br/ Confraria dos Amigos do Cachimbo]''' (Since 2000)<br />
* '''CANADA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.montrealpipeclub.com/ Montreal Pipe Smokers Club - Club des Fumeurs de Pipe de Montréal]'''<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.piperson.org/ Piperson]''' (Croatian Smoking Pipe Longue)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://pipeclub-ardechois.toile-libre.org/ Pipe-Club Ardéchois]''' (International Club)<br />
* '''GREECE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.gr/ Greek Pipe Smokers Club ]'''<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bonner-qualmkoepp.de/ Bonner Qualmköpp]''' (Bonn / Cologne area)<br />
** '''[http://www.vdp-ost.de Ostdeutscher Pfeifenraucherverband]''' (East German Pipe Smokers Association)<br />
** '''[http://www.tabakskollegium-berlin.de Tabakskollegium Berlin]''' (Berlin Tobacco College). Also organizes the Berlin Pipe Show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander.<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenstammtisch-sommerstorf.de/ Tabakskollegium Sommerstorf]''' (Homed in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Visit also the club's core [http://wirtshaus-zum-hufschmied.de.vu/ Wirtshaus zum Hufschmied], a countryside inn with pipe & tobacco depot. Very unique!<br />
* '''HUNGARY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaklub.hu Magyar Pipaklub Egyesület]''' (Hungarian Pipe Club - Budapest - Hungary)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaszovetseg.hu Magyar Pipaszövetség]''' (Hungarian Pipe Smokers Association - Debrecen - Hungary)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it Legio Praetoria]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome - Italy)<br />
* '''LEBANON'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipecluboflebanon.org Pipe Club of Lebanon]''' (The Pipe Club of Lebanon - Lebanon)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://rpkf.org]''' (Polish Pipe Clubs Council)<br />
** '''[http://fajczarze.pl]''' (FMS Pipe Club website)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (Official Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.ro/]''' (Official Pipe Club of Romania, set in Constanta)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/forumipb/index.php?s=549eed5be6e7218f317060f1e8cb2c2f&act=SC&c=3]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Clubs in one place)<br />
* '''SCOTLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://edinburghpipeclub.blogspot.com/ Edinburgh Pipe Club]<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bpipaclub.com Barcelona Pipa Club]''' (La pagina del BPC sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana)<br />
* '''SWEDEN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.svenskapipklubben.se/ Svenska Pipklubben]''' (Pipe Club Of Sweden; founded in 1991. Club magazine ''Rökringar'' is published four times a year.)<br />
* '''SWITZERLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://www.beepworld.de/members/pfeifenclub/index.htm Pfeifenclub Innerschwyz]''' (Pipe Club Innerschwyz).<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.tsptc.org/ Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club]''' (TSPTC, Fort Wayne, Indiana)<br />
** '''[http://www.shpcboston.org/ Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston]''' (The Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston has been keeping the smoking lamp lit since 1989. Read our monthly newsletter or better yet, stop by for a meeting and become a member.)<br />
**'''[http://www.corpipesmokers.org/index.html CORPS: Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers]''' (Based in Richmond, Virginia.)<br />
**''' Hampton Roads Pipe Club, Hampton Roads, VA. We meet the first Tuesday of the month. See our Facebook page for more info. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000169026983#!/pages/Hampton-Roads-Pipe-Club/194067625565<br />
**'''[http://www.newyorkpipeclub.org/ The New York Pipe Club]''' (The New York Pipe Club meets monthly and everyone is welcome. Visit our web site for meeting dates and more information.)<br />
**'''NJFPS :''' ''New Jersey Fellowship of Pipe Smokers''. Meets every second Thursday of the month at JR Cigars Whippany NJ.<br />
** Are there any more? ;)<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.angelfire.com/folk/cpu Club de Pipafumadores del Uruguay Urupipas 2001]''' (Since 2001 - en Internet desde el 10 de agosto de 2001)<br />
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== '''Special pages''' (dedicated to particular themes) ==<br />
[[Image:Tuxedo2.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Catalogs, brochures, flyers, ads...'''<br />
** '''[http://chriskeene.com/ Chris' Pipe Pages]''' (Chris Keene's wonderful collection)<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de/f5-Stanwell.html]''' (Stanwell-shape-list)<br />
* '''Miscellaneous'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipelore.net Pipe Lore]''' (Knowledge with every puff)<br />
* '''Tobacco'''<br />
** '''[http://tobaccoreviews.com/ TobaccoReviews.com]''' (A fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)<br />
** '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_pipe_%28tobacco%29 Smoking Pipe]''' (Tobacco article on Wikipedia)<br />
* '''Tobacciana'''<br />
** '''[http://www.advertisingantiques.co.uk Advertising Antiques]''' (Wonderful collection of old tin tobacco and pipe advertising signs, tobacco tins, and miscellaneous tobacciana. <br />
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== '''Important articles''' (Journalistic articles on basic topics) ==<br />
[[Image:Ybole.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Briar'''<br />
** '''[http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_1.jpg The Briar Saga I], [http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_2.jpg The Briar Saga II]''' - '''[[Rainer Barbi]]''' on the myths of briar.<br />
* '''Dating Pipes'''<br />
** '''[http://digilander.libero.it/tempioedonismo/CHARATAN.htm On Dating Charatan]''' - The most complete article on dating charatan by '''Fabio Ferrara'''; in Italian.<br />
* '''Humor'''<br />
** '''[http://www.scofieldpipes.com/docs/pipetheology.html Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking]''' - A humorous tract by the '''Rev. Arthur D. Yunker'''; permission granted by author.<br />
* '''Pipemaking'''<br />
** '''[[A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe]]''' - '''R.D. Field''' on the Castello, Caminetto and Ascorti connection.<br />
** '''[[Beyond Tsuge]]''' - '''Martin Farrent''' interviews '''Sykes Wilford''' about Japanese pipes. (Originally published at [http://www.pfeifenbox.de Pfeifenbox])<br />
** '''[[Go West]]''' - A fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond by '''Erwin Van Hove'''. (Originally published in the French magazine "Pipe Mag".)<br />
** '''[[The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans]]''' - By '''Fred Hanna'''; originally published in "The Pipe Collector".<br />
** '''[[Thoughts on Italian Pipes]]''' - '''Sykes Wilford's''' musings on Italian pipe design.<br />
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** '''[http://www.faviles.com/phpWiki/index.php/P%E1ginaPrincipal WikiPipa.]''' (Enciclopedia Virtual de la Pipa)</div>Effe66https://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Pipedia_Links&diff=12303Pipedia Links2011-01-17T16:33:13Z<p>Effe66: /* Blogs */</p>
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<div>== '''Forums & Newsgroups''' ==<br />
[[Image:Caminetto01.jpg|right|225px]][[Image:BBB_04.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''AMERICA HISPANA Y ESPAÑA'''<br />
** '''[http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/consejopc/ Consejo de Pipa Clubs]''' (Tiene como objetivo promover el intercambio de información y actividades entre los Pipa Clubs hispanoparlantes - Spanish speaking Pipe Clubs )<br />
* '''AMERICA LATINA'''<br />
** '''[http://egrupos.net/grupo/flapc/ FLAPC]''' (Fraternidad Latinoamericana de Pipa Clubes)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://formosapipaclub.mundoforo.com/ Formosa Pipa Club]''' (El primer foro en español dedicado a la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''AUSTRALIA'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianpipesmokers/ Australian Pipe Smokers Group]'''<br />
* '''CHINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.62585578.com/ Yan Bo Zhi Shuang Ge]''' (The biggest pipe distributor in China)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipevillage.org/ Pipe Village]''' (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.dimlule.com/ Dim lule forum]''' (first Croatian forum about pipes, pipe tobaccos and pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://www.forum.piperson.org/ Piperson forum]''' (Croatian group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.com/group/FumeursdePipe?hl=fr Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe]''' (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.fr/group/Pipes-et-tabacs?hl=fr Pipes et Tabacs Group]''' (French pipes and tobacco discussion group)<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.freunde-der-tabakpfeife.de Freunde der Tabakpfeife]''' (Forum fuer den stressfreien Austausch unter Pfeifenrauchern)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenundmehr.de/ Pfeifen und mehr (Pum)]''' (Portal&Forum - pipes,tobacco,lifestyle)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeife-tabak.de/phpBB2/index.php P & T]''' (Pfeife & Tabak - Vom Genuß des Rauchens)<br />
** '''[http://www.the-smokers-lounge.net/forum/index.php The Smoker's Lounge]'''<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de Stanwell Tobacco/Pipe Forum]''' (Das Forum für Stanwell-Freunde)<br />
** '''[http://www.daft.de de.alt.fan.tabak/Newsgroup]''' (Webseite der Newsgroup de.alt.fan.tabak)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it/Forum Legio Forum]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome forum a reference for the agonistic slowsmoke in Europe)<br />
** '''[http://www.fumarelapipa.com/ Fumare La Pipa]''' (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.fajczarze.pl]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers and FMS Pipe Club forum)<br />
** '''[news://alt.pl.fajka]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers newsgroup)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (The Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/ pipeclub.info]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Club Association)<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''SLOVENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://slopipes.slofaca.net/ Fajfarji - Slovenski ljubitelji pip]''' (Slovenian speaking pipesmokers forum)<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaforo.com Pipaforo]''' (Foro en catellano para los fumadores de pipa)<br />
** '''[http://www.faviles.com/la_pipa.htm La Pipa]''' (Página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''UNITED STATES''' (with many users from the '''United Kingdom''')<br />
** '''[http://www.aspipes.org/ A.S.P]''' (The web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)<br />
** '''[http://www.christianpipesmokers.org/ Christian Pipe Smokers]''' (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)<br />
** '''[http://www.grayfoxonline.com/forums/ Gray Fox Online Forum]''' (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)<br />
** '''[http://www.internationalpipeclub.com/ International Pipe Club]''' (Hosted by the International Cigar Club. Great information on pipes and tobaccos. Pipe makers, tobacco blenders and cigar information.)<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ladies_Of_The_Briar/ Ladies Of The Briar]''' (Yahoo Group for women pipe smokers)<br />
** '''[http://www.naspc.org/ NASPC.org]''' (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipemakersforum.com/ Pipe Makers Forum.com]''' (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://pipes.org/ Pipes.org]''' (Lots of great links and a wealth of information)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmagazine.com/ PipesMagazine.com]''' (Online magazine with articles, news, information, interviews, videos, forums and blogs.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokersforums.org/ Smokers Forums]''' (An active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)<br />
** '''[http://www.cigarasylum.com Club Stogie - (Now Cigar Asylum)]''' (A cigar site in name but one which also has a strong pipe smoking community; see the Pipe Forums.)<br />
** '''[http://www.brothersofbriar.com/ Brothers of Briar]''' (A community driven pipe forum with a focus on openness and camaraderie.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokingpipetobacco.com/ SmokingPipeTobacco.com]''' (A useful website with links to videos on pipe smoking and access to the [http://tampandpuff.com/ Tamp & Puff] discussion forums)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' (Expert advise from experienced pipe smokers in a friendly forum atmosphere, Pipe links and more.)<br />
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== '''Blogs''' ==<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipamania.com.ar/ PipaMania]''' EL sitio de los pipa fumadores.<br />
* '''BRASIL'''<br />
** '''[http://cachimbodeferdinando.googlepages.com '''Cachimbo de Ferdinando''']'''<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://fumdepip.blogspot.com/ Fumeur de Pipes Fumer est aussi un plaisir !]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipes.over-blog.com/ Odd pipes - Pipes bizarres - Ausgefallene Pfeifen]''' <BR>Leather wrapped pipes, Cavalier shapes - pipes gainées, Cavalier etc... - Leder überzogene Pfeifen, Cavalier formen usw...<br />
** '''[http://blog.enriquepipes.com/ Des bouts de reve - David Enrique's pipe blog]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipegazette.blogspot.com/ Pipe Gazette]'''<br />
** '''[http://web.mac.com/melanpipe/Carnet_d_atelier/Bienvenue.html/ Melan Pipe Carnet d'atelier]'''<br />
* '''CHILE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.desdelaovejanegra.blogspot.com '''Blog de Ovejanegra''']'''<br />
** '''[http://loscachimberos.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Los Cachimberos''']'''<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://nonsolopipa.wordpress.com/ '''Nonsolopipa''']'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipology.com/ '''Pipology''']''' scritti su tabacchi e pipe<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipe-smokers.net/ Pipe-Smokers.net]''' (A website/blog with pipe reviews, tobacco reviews, helpful videos, and all things pipes)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/forum/index.php?/blogs/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' PSF Member's Blogs<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://pipasytabacosconsultorio.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Pipas y Tabacos Consultorio''']'''<br />
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== '''Pipe Clubs''' ==<br />
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* '''ARMENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.com.ar Pipa Club Buenos Aires]''' (The portal for worldwide Argentine pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2000)<br />
* '''BRAZIL'''<br />
** '''[http://www.amigosdocachimbo.com.br/ Confraria dos Amigos do Cachimbo]''' (Since 2000)<br />
* '''CANADA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.montrealpipeclub.com/ Montreal Pipe Smokers Club - Club des Fumeurs de Pipe de Montréal]'''<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.piperson.org/ Piperson]''' (Croatian Smoking Pipe Longue)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://pipeclub-ardechois.toile-libre.org/ Pipe-Club Ardéchois]''' (International Club)<br />
* '''GREECE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.gr/ Greek Pipe Smokers Club ]'''<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bonner-qualmkoepp.de/ Bonner Qualmköpp]''' (Bonn / Cologne area)<br />
** '''[http://www.vdp-ost.de Ostdeutscher Pfeifenraucherverband]''' (East German Pipe Smokers Association)<br />
** '''[http://www.tabakskollegium-berlin.de Tabakskollegium Berlin]''' (Berlin Tobacco College). Also organizes the Berlin Pipe Show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander.<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenstammtisch-sommerstorf.de/ Tabakskollegium Sommerstorf]''' (Homed in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Visit also the club's core [http://wirtshaus-zum-hufschmied.de.vu/ Wirtshaus zum Hufschmied], a countryside inn with pipe & tobacco depot. Very unique!<br />
* '''HUNGARY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaklub.hu Magyar Pipaklub Egyesület]''' (Hungarian Pipe Club - Budapest - Hungary)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaszovetseg.hu Magyar Pipaszövetség]''' (Hungarian Pipe Smokers Association - Debrecen - Hungary)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it Legio Praetoria]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome - Italy)<br />
* '''LEBANON'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipecluboflebanon.org Pipe Club of Lebanon]''' (The Pipe Club of Lebanon - Lebanon)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://rpkf.org]''' (Polish Pipe Clubs Council)<br />
** '''[http://fajczarze.pl]''' (FMS Pipe Club website)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (Official Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.ro/]''' (Official Pipe Club of Romania, set in Constanta)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/forumipb/index.php?s=549eed5be6e7218f317060f1e8cb2c2f&act=SC&c=3]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Clubs in one place)<br />
* '''SCOTLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://edinburghpipeclub.blogspot.com/ Edinburgh Pipe Club]<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bpipaclub.com Barcelona Pipa Club]''' (La pagina del BPC sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana)<br />
* '''SWEDEN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.svenskapipklubben.se/ Svenska Pipklubben]''' (Pipe Club Of Sweden; founded in 1991. Club magazine ''Rökringar'' is published four times a year.)<br />
* '''SWITZERLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://www.beepworld.de/members/pfeifenclub/index.htm Pfeifenclub Innerschwyz]''' (Pipe Club Innerschwyz).<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.tsptc.org/ Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club]''' (TSPTC, Fort Wayne, Indiana)<br />
** '''[http://www.shpcboston.org/ Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston]''' (The Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston has been keeping the smoking lamp lit since 1989. Read our monthly newsletter or better yet, stop by for a meeting and become a member.)<br />
**'''[http://www.corpipesmokers.org/index.html CORPS: Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers]''' (Based in Richmond, Virginia.)<br />
**''' Hampton Roads Pipe Club, Hampton Roads, VA. We meet the first Tuesday of the month. See our Facebook page for more info. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000169026983#!/pages/Hampton-Roads-Pipe-Club/194067625565<br />
**'''[http://www.newyorkpipeclub.org/ The New York Pipe Club]''' (The New York Pipe Club meets monthly and everyone is welcome. Visit our web site for meeting dates and more information.)<br />
**'''NJFPS :''' ''New Jersey Fellowship of Pipe Smokers''. Meets every second Thursday of the month at JR Cigars Whippany NJ.<br />
** Are there any more? ;)<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.angelfire.com/folk/cpu Club de Pipafumadores del Uruguay Urupipas 2001]''' (Since 2001 - en Internet desde el 10 de agosto de 2001)<br />
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== '''Special pages''' (dedicated to particular themes) ==<br />
[[Image:Tuxedo2.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Catalogs, brochures, flyers, ads...'''<br />
** '''[http://chriskeene.com/ Chris' Pipe Pages]''' (Chris Keene's wonderful collection)<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de/f5-Stanwell.html]''' (Stanwell-shape-list)<br />
* '''Miscellaneous'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipelore.net Pipe Lore]''' (Knowledge with every puff)<br />
* '''Tobacco'''<br />
** '''[http://tobaccoreviews.com/ TobaccoReviews.com]''' (A fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)<br />
** '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_pipe_%28tobacco%29 Smoking Pipe]''' (Tobacco article on Wikipedia)<br />
* '''Tobacciana'''<br />
** '''[http://www.advertisingantiques.co.uk Advertising Antiques]''' (Wonderful collection of old tin tobacco and pipe advertising signs, tobacco tins, and miscellaneous tobacciana. <br />
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== '''Important articles''' (Journalistic articles on basic topics) ==<br />
[[Image:Ybole.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Briar'''<br />
** '''[http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_1.jpg The Briar Saga I], [http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_2.jpg The Briar Saga II]''' - '''[[Rainer Barbi]]''' on the myths of briar.<br />
* '''Dating Pipes'''<br />
** '''[http://digilander.libero.it/tempioedonismo/CHARATAN.htm On Dating Charatan]''' - The most complete article on dating charatan by '''Fabio Ferrara'''; in Italian.<br />
* '''Humor'''<br />
** '''[http://www.scofieldpipes.com/docs/pipetheology.html Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking]''' - A humorous tract by the '''Rev. Arthur D. Yunker'''; permission granted by author.<br />
* '''Pipemaking'''<br />
** '''[[A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe]]''' - '''R.D. Field''' on the Castello, Caminetto and Ascorti connection.<br />
** '''[[Beyond Tsuge]]''' - '''Martin Farrent''' interviews '''Sykes Wilford''' about Japanese pipes. (Originally published at [http://www.pfeifenbox.de Pfeifenbox])<br />
** '''[[Go West]]''' - A fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond by '''Erwin Van Hove'''. (Originally published in the French magazine "Pipe Mag".)<br />
** '''[[The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans]]''' - By '''Fred Hanna'''; originally published in "The Pipe Collector".<br />
** '''[[Thoughts on Italian Pipes]]''' - '''Sykes Wilford's''' musings on Italian pipe design.<br />
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<div>== '''Forums & Newsgroups''' ==<br />
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* '''AMERICA HISPANA Y ESPAÑA'''<br />
** '''[http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/consejopc/ Consejo de Pipa Clubs]''' (Tiene como objetivo promover el intercambio de información y actividades entre los Pipa Clubs hispanoparlantes - Spanish speaking Pipe Clubs )<br />
* '''AMERICA LATINA'''<br />
** '''[http://egrupos.net/grupo/flapc/ FLAPC]''' (Fraternidad Latinoamericana de Pipa Clubes)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://formosapipaclub.mundoforo.com/ Formosa Pipa Club]''' (El primer foro en español dedicado a la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''AUSTRALIA'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianpipesmokers/ Australian Pipe Smokers Group]'''<br />
* '''CHINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.62585578.com/ Yan Bo Zhi Shuang Ge]''' (The biggest pipe distributor in China)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipevillage.org/ Pipe Village]''' (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.dimlule.com/ Dim lule forum]''' (first Croatian forum about pipes, pipe tobaccos and pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://www.forum.piperson.org/ Piperson forum]''' (Croatian group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.com/group/FumeursdePipe?hl=fr Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe]''' (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)<br />
** '''[http://groups.google.fr/group/Pipes-et-tabacs?hl=fr Pipes et Tabacs Group]''' (French pipes and tobacco discussion group)<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.freunde-der-tabakpfeife.de Freunde der Tabakpfeife]''' (Forum fuer den stressfreien Austausch unter Pfeifenrauchern)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenundmehr.de/ Pfeifen und mehr (Pum)]''' (Portal&Forum - pipes,tobacco,lifestyle)<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeife-tabak.de/phpBB2/index.php P & T]''' (Pfeife & Tabak - Vom Genuß des Rauchens)<br />
** '''[http://www.the-smokers-lounge.net/forum/index.php The Smoker's Lounge]'''<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de Stanwell Tobacco/Pipe Forum]''' (Das Forum für Stanwell-Freunde)<br />
** '''[http://www.daft.de de.alt.fan.tabak/Newsgroup]''' (Webseite der Newsgroup de.alt.fan.tabak)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it/Forum Legio Forum]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome forum a reference for the agonistic slowsmoke in Europe)<br />
** '''[http://www.fumarelapipa.com/ Fumare La Pipa]''' (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.fajczarze.pl]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers and FMS Pipe Club forum)<br />
** '''[news://alt.pl.fajka]''' (Polish Pipe Smokers newsgroup)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://forum.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (The Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/ pipeclub.info]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Club Association)<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''SLOVENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://slopipes.slofaca.net/ Fajfarji - Slovenski ljubitelji pip]''' (Slovenian speaking pipesmokers forum)<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaforo.com Pipaforo]''' (Foro en catellano para los fumadores de pipa)<br />
** '''[http://www.faviles.com/la_pipa.htm La Pipa]''' (Página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco)<br />
* '''UNITED STATES''' (with many users from the '''United Kingdom''')<br />
** '''[http://www.aspipes.org/ A.S.P]''' (The web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)<br />
** '''[http://www.christianpipesmokers.org/ Christian Pipe Smokers]''' (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)<br />
** '''[http://www.grayfoxonline.com/forums/ Gray Fox Online Forum]''' (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)<br />
** '''[http://www.internationalpipeclub.com/ International Pipe Club]''' (Hosted by the International Cigar Club. Great information on pipes and tobaccos. Pipe makers, tobacco blenders and cigar information.)<br />
** '''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ladies_Of_The_Briar/ Ladies Of The Briar]''' (Yahoo Group for women pipe smokers)<br />
** '''[http://www.naspc.org/ NASPC.org]''' (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipemakersforum.com/ Pipe Makers Forum.com]''' (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)<br />
** '''[http://pipes.org/ Pipes.org]''' (Lots of great links and a wealth of information)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmagazine.com/ PipesMagazine.com]''' (Online magazine with articles, news, information, interviews, videos, forums and blogs.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokersforums.org/ Smokers Forums]''' (An active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)<br />
** '''[http://www.cigarasylum.com Club Stogie - (Now Cigar Asylum)]''' (A cigar site in name but one which also has a strong pipe smoking community; see the Pipe Forums.)<br />
** '''[http://www.brothersofbriar.com/ Brothers of Briar]''' (A community driven pipe forum with a focus on openness and camaraderie.)<br />
** '''[http://www.smokingpipetobacco.com/ SmokingPipeTobacco.com]''' (A useful website with links to videos on pipe smoking and access to the [http://tampandpuff.com/ Tamp & Puff] discussion forums)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' (Expert advise from experienced pipe smokers in a friendly forum atmosphere, Pipe links and more.)<br />
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== '''Blogs''' ==<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipamania.com.ar/ PipaMania]''' EL sitio de los pipa fumadores.<br />
* '''BRASIL'''<br />
** '''[http://cachimbodeferdinando.googlepages.com '''Cachimbo de Ferdinando''']'''<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://fumdepip.blogspot.com/ Fumeur de Pipes Fumer est aussi un plaisir !]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipes.over-blog.com/ Odd pipes - Pipes bizarres - Ausgefallene Pfeifen]''' <BR>Leather wrapped pipes, Cavalier shapes - pipes gainées, Cavalier etc... - Leder überzogene Pfeifen, Cavalier formen usw...<br />
** '''[http://blog.enriquepipes.com/ Des bouts de reve - David Enrique's pipe blog]'''<br />
** '''[http://pipegazette.blogspot.com/ Pipe Gazette]'''<br />
** '''[http://web.mac.com/melanpipe/Carnet_d_atelier/Bienvenue.html/ Melan Pipe Carnet d'atelier]'''<br />
* '''CHILE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.desdelaovejanegra.blogspot.com '''Blog de Ovejanegra''']'''<br />
** '''[http://loscachimberos.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Los Cachimberos''']'''<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://nonsolopipa.wordpress.com/ '''Nonsolopipa''']'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipology.com/ '''Pipology''']'''<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipe-smokers.net/ Pipe-Smokers.net]''' (A website/blog with pipe reviews, tobacco reviews, helpful videos, and all things pipes)<br />
** '''[http://pipesmokersforum.com/forum/index.php?/blogs/ Pipe Smokers Forum]''' PSF Member's Blogs<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://pipasytabacosconsultorio.blogspot.com/ '''Blog Pipas y Tabacos Consultorio''']'''<br />
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== '''Pipe Clubs''' ==<br />
[[Image:Vauen_55.jpg|right|225px]][[Image:Lord-Davenport.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''ARMENIA'''<br />
** '''[http://pipe-club.com/ pipe-club.com]''' (Armenian International Pipe Club)<br />
* '''ARGENTINA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.com.ar Pipa Club Buenos Aires]''' (The portal for worldwide Argentine pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2000)<br />
* '''BRAZIL'''<br />
** '''[http://www.amigosdocachimbo.com.br/ Confraria dos Amigos do Cachimbo]''' (Since 2000)<br />
* '''CANADA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.montrealpipeclub.com/ Montreal Pipe Smokers Club - Club des Fumeurs de Pipe de Montréal]'''<br />
* '''CROATIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.piperson.org/ Piperson]''' (Croatian Smoking Pipe Longue)<br />
* '''FRANCE'''<br />
** '''[http://pipeclub-ardechois.toile-libre.org/ Pipe-Club Ardéchois]''' (International Club)<br />
* '''GREECE'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.gr/ Greek Pipe Smokers Club ]'''<br />
* '''GERMANY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bonner-qualmkoepp.de/ Bonner Qualmköpp]''' (Bonn / Cologne area)<br />
** '''[http://www.vdp-ost.de Ostdeutscher Pfeifenraucherverband]''' (East German Pipe Smokers Association)<br />
** '''[http://www.tabakskollegium-berlin.de Tabakskollegium Berlin]''' (Berlin Tobacco College). Also organizes the Berlin Pipe Show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander.<br />
** '''[http://www.pfeifenstammtisch-sommerstorf.de/ Tabakskollegium Sommerstorf]''' (Homed in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Visit also the club's core [http://wirtshaus-zum-hufschmied.de.vu/ Wirtshaus zum Hufschmied], a countryside inn with pipe & tobacco depot. Very unique!<br />
* '''HUNGARY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaklub.hu Magyar Pipaklub Egyesület]''' (Hungarian Pipe Club - Budapest - Hungary)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaszovetseg.hu Magyar Pipaszövetség]''' (Hungarian Pipe Smokers Association - Debrecen - Hungary)<br />
* '''ITALY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.legiopraetoria.it Legio Praetoria]''' (The Pipe Club of Rome - Italy)<br />
* '''LEBANON'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipecluboflebanon.org Pipe Club of Lebanon]''' (The Pipe Club of Lebanon - Lebanon)<br />
* '''POLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://rpkf.org]''' (Polish Pipe Clubs Council)<br />
** '''[http://fajczarze.pl]''' (FMS Pipe Club website)<br />
* '''ROMANIA'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipabucuresti.ro]''' (Official Pipe Club of Bucharest)<br />
** '''[http://www.pipaclub.ro/]''' (Official Pipe Club of Romania, set in Constanta)<br />
* '''RUSSIA, Ex-USSR'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipeclub.info/forumipb/index.php?s=549eed5be6e7218f317060f1e8cb2c2f&act=SC&c=3]''' (Russian Speaking Pipe Clubs in one place)<br />
* '''SCOTLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://edinburghpipeclub.blogspot.com/ Edinburgh Pipe Club]<br />
* '''SPAIN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.bpipaclub.com Barcelona Pipa Club]''' (La pagina del BPC sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana)<br />
* '''SWEDEN'''<br />
** '''[http://www.svenskapipklubben.se/ Svenska Pipklubben]''' (Pipe Club Of Sweden; founded in 1991. Club magazine ''Rökringar'' is published four times a year.)<br />
* '''SWITZERLAND'''<br />
** '''[http://www.beepworld.de/members/pfeifenclub/index.htm Pfeifenclub Innerschwyz]''' (Pipe Club Innerschwyz).<br />
* '''UNITED STATES'''<br />
** '''[http://www.tsptc.org/ Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club]''' (TSPTC, Fort Wayne, Indiana)<br />
** '''[http://www.shpcboston.org/ Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston]''' (The Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston has been keeping the smoking lamp lit since 1989. Read our monthly newsletter or better yet, stop by for a meeting and become a member.)<br />
**'''[http://www.corpipesmokers.org/index.html CORPS: Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers]''' (Based in Richmond, Virginia.)<br />
**''' Hampton Roads Pipe Club, Hampton Roads, VA. We meet the first Tuesday of the month. See our Facebook page for more info. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000169026983#!/pages/Hampton-Roads-Pipe-Club/194067625565<br />
**'''[http://www.newyorkpipeclub.org/ The New York Pipe Club]''' (The New York Pipe Club meets monthly and everyone is welcome. Visit our web site for meeting dates and more information.)<br />
**'''NJFPS :''' ''New Jersey Fellowship of Pipe Smokers''. Meets every second Thursday of the month at JR Cigars Whippany NJ.<br />
** Are there any more? ;)<br />
* '''URUGUAY'''<br />
** '''[http://www.angelfire.com/folk/cpu Club de Pipafumadores del Uruguay Urupipas 2001]''' (Since 2001 - en Internet desde el 10 de agosto de 2001)<br />
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== '''Special pages''' (dedicated to particular themes) ==<br />
[[Image:Tuxedo2.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Catalogs, brochures, flyers, ads...'''<br />
** '''[http://chriskeene.com/ Chris' Pipe Pages]''' (Chris Keene's wonderful collection)<br />
** '''[http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de/f5-Stanwell.html]''' (Stanwell-shape-list)<br />
* '''Miscellaneous'''<br />
** '''[http://www.pipelore.net Pipe Lore]''' (Knowledge with every puff)<br />
* '''Tobacco'''<br />
** '''[http://tobaccoreviews.com/ TobaccoReviews.com]''' (A fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)<br />
** '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_pipe_%28tobacco%29 Smoking Pipe]''' (Tobacco article on Wikipedia)<br />
* '''Tobacciana'''<br />
** '''[http://www.advertisingantiques.co.uk Advertising Antiques]''' (Wonderful collection of old tin tobacco and pipe advertising signs, tobacco tins, and miscellaneous tobacciana. <br />
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== '''Important articles''' (Journalistic articles on basic topics) ==<br />
[[Image:Ybole.jpg|right|225px]]<br />
* '''Briar'''<br />
** '''[http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_1.jpg The Briar Saga I], [http://www.rdfield.com/Barbi/The_Briar_Saga_2.jpg The Briar Saga II]''' - '''[[Rainer Barbi]]''' on the myths of briar.<br />
* '''Dating Pipes'''<br />
** '''[http://digilander.libero.it/tempioedonismo/CHARATAN.htm On Dating Charatan]''' - The most complete article on dating charatan by '''Fabio Ferrara'''; in Italian.<br />
* '''Humor'''<br />
** '''[http://www.scofieldpipes.com/docs/pipetheology.html Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking]''' - A humorous tract by the '''Rev. Arthur D. Yunker'''; permission granted by author.<br />
* '''Pipemaking'''<br />
** '''[[A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe]]''' - '''R.D. Field''' on the Castello, Caminetto and Ascorti connection.<br />
** '''[[Beyond Tsuge]]''' - '''Martin Farrent''' interviews '''Sykes Wilford''' about Japanese pipes. (Originally published at [http://www.pfeifenbox.de Pfeifenbox])<br />
** '''[[Go West]]''' - A fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond by '''Erwin Van Hove'''. (Originally published in the French magazine "Pipe Mag".)<br />
** '''[[The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans]]''' - By '''Fred Hanna'''; originally published in "The Pipe Collector".<br />
** '''[[Thoughts on Italian Pipes]]''' - '''Sykes Wilford's''' musings on Italian pipe design.<br />
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== Connecting the Dots: A Concise History of the Sasieni Pipe ==<br />
'''By Stephen P. Smith'''<br />
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[[Image:SasieniA.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 8-dot “Arundel”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniB.jpg|thumb|300px|Lovely 8-dot “Bedford”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniF.jpg|thumb|300px|“Buckingham,” a classic large billiard quite similar to the Dunhill LBS shape, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]]<br />
In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs.<br />
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Yet for all that, Sasieni’s are among the most underrated pipes on the collectible market, usually selling for far below their real worth. In this, they offer the astute collector a genuine opportunity, whether he or she is looking for a pipe with potential for appreciation, or simply a great pipe at a reasonable price.<br />
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However, in order for the collector to capitalize on this, it is vitally important to realize the Sasieni company changed hands on two occasions, and each owner had different priorities and agendas. Not surprisingly, this was reflected in the quality of the pipes made during these different times. All bore the Sasieni name, and yet they were very different pipes.<br />
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It is possible to divide the Sasieni history into three eras, similar to Barling. In fact, throughout this article, I will be referring to “Pre-Transition, Transition, and Post-Transition” Sasieni’s. While this may raise a few eyebrows, I believe it will become clear these classifications are actually quite appropriate.<br />
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Therefore, it will also become clear a collector must be able to distinguish between Sasieni’s of different eras, as it is mainly the family made pieces made between 1919 and 1979 which are truly desirable to collectors. The dual purposes of this article, then, are to trace the history of the Sasieni pipe, and to enable collectors to judge, with a reasonable degree of certainty, when the Sasieni in question was made.<br />
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=== A Brief History of the Sasieni Company ===<br />
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There is a great deal of mystery surrounding the Sasieni pipe, owing largely to the fact there is such a paucity of written information about them, as is the case with many collectible pipes. Even the name of the founder has been subject to debate. One respected source says the founder was named “Joel” Sasieni. Another equally respected source says with equal certainty the name was “Joseph” Sasieni. (A third, rather less reliable source once told me “Joel” and “Joseph” were brothers, but I think we can safely dismiss that.) An old Sasieni catalog which I came maddeningly identifies the founder as “J. Sasieni”. However, some research at the U. S. Patent Office conclusively shows that his first name was Joel.<br />
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Joel Sasieni apprenticed at Charatan, and moved on to Dunhill, where he eventually rose the position of factory manager. Many men would have been perfectly satisfied with such a position, but not Mr. Sasieni. He opened up his own factory in 1919, believing he could improve on some of Dunhill’s methods. Mr. Sasieni was, if nothing else, an optimist.<br />
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Things did not go smoothly for the new firm. The factory burned down almost immediately. Apparently undaunted, Mr. Sasieni simply rebuilt the factory and carried on.<br />
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One change he incorporated in his pipes was the method of curing the bowls. While the briar blocks were air cured, similar to Barling, Sasieni took this process a step further by “oven curing” his pipes. Each pipe was cured in an oven over a period of six weeks, being removed periodically by a factory worker, who would wipe away the moisture as it emerged from the bowl with a rag, and check it for cracks. The end result was Sasieni pipes (the ones that survived) were extremely dry smoking.<br />
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Sasieni was not oblivious to the success Dunhill had achieved with its famous “White Spot” logo, and while he obviously couldn’t copy the logo exactly, he apparently saw no problem with reinterpreting it a bit. Therefore, each Sasieni pipe which came out of the factory had a single blue dot in the stem.<br />
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Not surprisingly, the idea of their former employee competing with them using a very similar trademark didn’t exactly make Dunhill’s day. They threatened legal action in both the U. K. and the U. S.. Sasieni was saved in England by that country’s rather vague trademark laws, and the Sasieni One Dot continued to be produced for the European market for several decades.<br />
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Sasieni was not so fortunate in the U. S., where by the early 1920’s Sasieni had found an enthusiastic audience. In an initial attempt to comply with U. S. patent law, Sasieni moved the one blue dot to the side of the pipe. This unfortunately didn’t do the trick, and only a few side dot Sasieni’s were ever made, which are now extremely rare and collectible.<br />
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So, thanks in part to Dunhill’s patent attorneys, one of the most famous logos in the pipe industry was born. To clearly differentiate his pipes from Dunhill’s, and also to distinguish the American market pipes from all others (American market pipes originally only had a three month guarantee, although by the mid 1930’s this was extended to one year) Sasieni put four blue dots on the stem of his pipes, arranged in the shape of an elongated diamond.<br />
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The distinctive logo was an immediate hit in the U. S., where it, along with the pipes’ exceptional smoking qualities, helped the pipe to sell in such quantities the factory had trouble keeping up with the demand. In fact, by the 1930’s over 90% of Sasieni’s production was going to American shores.<br />
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Ah, but we Americans are a restless lot. We just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. So enamored had the U. S. market become of the four blue dots, the importer wanted to make sure they could be seen by everyone standing on each side of the smoker. Therefore Sasieni, reluctantly by some accounts, agreed to put four more dots on the right side of the stem.<br />
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The Sasieni Eight Dot is now the most collectible of all Sasieni pipes, due to both its scarcity and the fact that, unlike other Sasieni’s, the collector can be reasonably certain when the pipe was made. The Eight Dot made its debut in the late 1920’s or very early 1930’s, and was discontinued during W.W.II due to the inevitable shortages of supplies. Like the Four Dot, the Eight Dot had its logo made by individually inserting rods of blue plastic into pre-drilled holes in the stem, similar to the process used by Dunhill for their one white spot.<br />
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This was an excruciatingly difficult procedure, even on the Four Dot, for each dot had to be placed just right in order to create the desired diamond shape, and on the Eight Dot, both sets had to be symmetrical. For all that, it is rare to find a an original Sasieni bit in which the dots are even the slightest bit off. This in itself bears testimony to the fastidiousness with which Mr. Sasieni applied his craft. It also makes it fairly easy to spot a fake Sasieni stem.<br />
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Both the Eight Dot and the Four Dot were marketed in the U. S. during the pre-war years, with the Eight Dot fetching more money, even though both pipes used the same wood.<br />
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The post war years brought many changes at the Sasieni company, not the least of which was the death of Mr. Sasieni himself, in 1946. His son Alfred (named, perhaps, for his father’s arch-rival and former boss?) proved a worthy successor to his fathers’ business, and the company continued to thrive under his leadership. About this time the company started stamping “Four Dot” on the shanks of the pipes, to further capitalize on the now famous trademark’s prestige. There were other changes in both the shank nomenclature and the dots themselves, which will be reviewed in detail later on.<br />
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Through the post war years, Sasieni added shapes and lines. While the Four Dot remained their most famous product, the company also sold lines of “seconds” under various names, such as Mayfair, Fantail, Olde English, and Friar. These were pipes made of good wood, but possessed of some flaw, usually filled with putty. Pipes that were almost, but not quite, good enough to be a Four Dot were sold as Two Dots. I have two of these pipes in my collection. Both pipes are quite striking, exhibiting exquisite shapes and exceptional grain. At first I wondered why they were not Four Dots. Eventually, after long inspection, I discovered each pipe contained one very small filled flaw. In spite of this they remain two of my favorite pipes. However, it is clear Sasieni was determined to put the Four Dot logo on only the most perfect pipes.<br />
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Alfred Sasieni continued to run the company prosperously until 1979, when he sold out to another firm. Interestingly, he stayed on in the capacity of a director. At first it seems to have been a harmonious partnership. The new owners started their tenure with a limited edition reissue Eight Dot. This was a generous sized, natural stained smooth pipe which occasionally also had a gold band. Each pipe had a blue string running through the bowl, shank, and stem, affixed with a lead stamp and paper tab signed by Alfred Sasieni himself. These pipes are both strikingly handsome and maddeningly elusive, due to the fact only 100 (or so, accounts differ) were ever made.<br />
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This spirit of cooperation between the old and new owners does not appear to have lasted long. Alfred Sasieni believed only vulcanite should be used for pipe stems, eschewing the newer, trendier Lucite. When the new owners, contrary to Alfred’s wishes, issued a new Ten Dot, replete with Lucite stem, it seems Alfred decided he had had enough, and left the firm for good.<br />
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The new owners of what can accurately be called the “Transition” firm continued to create high quality pipes using the old wood and methods they inherited from the Alfred days. However, these pipes are not as collectible as the family pipes, and it is necessary for the collector to be able to differentiate between the two.<br />
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The new owners do not appear to have retained their interest in pipe making for very long, as they sold the company again in 1986. Unfortunately, this new, “Post-Transition” firm decided to abandon the high grade market place, and instead transformed the Sasieni into a mid range “smoker”, a metamorphosis from which it has yet to recover. The news owners decided to capitalize on the Four Dot mystique by eliminating all “second” lines, and issuing practically everything under the Sasieni banner as a Four Dot. This had the inevitable effect of lowering the overall quality of the line. For the first time, it was possible to find a Four Dot with a putty fill, which would have been unheard of when the family ran the company. Even the “Transition” firm maintained the integrity of the Four Dot line by marketing flawed pipes under some other line.<br />
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Ironically, it is generally agreed the two most active markets in this country today are the “high end” and “low end” markets, with the middle $35-$100 range being the most sluggish–precisely where the new Sasieni’s are now being marketed. Fortunately, fairly obvious changes in the nomenclature–to say nothing of the presence of putty–make it easy to spot a “Post-Transition” Sasieni.<br />
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=== Dating a Sasieni ===<br />
No, this has nothing to do with asking the pipe to go out to the movies with you. As I have mentioned before, it is important to be able to date a Sasieni which you are contemplating purchasing. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s, as I will now call them, are obviously the most collectible and desirable, with the Transition pipes being marginally collectible (although the commemorative Eight Dot, when you can find one, is extremely collectible), and the Post-Transition Sasieni’s having little or no collector value at all.<br />
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Unlike Dunhill’s, Sasieni’s (and in fact most pipes) do not have an explicit system for dating the pipe to the year. However, by understanding an admittedly somewhat arcane combination of nomenclature, patent numbers, and dot arrangements, it is possible to narrow your Sasieni’s date of manufacture to within a certain era, and sometime even down to a certain decade.<br />
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Ironically, the pre-W.W.II pipes are easier to date than the post war pipes, because Joel Sasieni was always fiddling with the details which help to date the pipe. Son Alfred seems to have made some initial changes in the nomenclature after taking over the company in 1946, and been content to leave well enough alone. Sasieni nomenclature changed very little between 1950 and 1979, although the company continued to develop new shapes and finishes.<br />
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To begin with, there are three main elements to dating the Sasieni pipe, the patent number, the style of the name “Sasieni” as it appears on the shank, and the Dots themselves. Naturally, there are exceptions to these rules (this hobby would be boring without them), but for the most part these guidelines apply better than 95% of the time. All Sasieni One, Four, and Eight Dot pipes made before W.W.II and destined for the U. S. market carried a patent number on the shank which usually started with the numbers “15″, with 150221/20 and 1513428 being representative of the group. Also, the name “Sasieni” was stamped on the shank in a very florid manner, with the tail of the last “i” sweeping underneath the name forming a shape which has been compared to a fish by more than one collector. This script was discontinued by Alfred almost immediately after he took over the company, so this alone tells you your pipe is pre W.W.II. Underneath in block lettering are the words “London Made”, with the patent number making the third line.<br />
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The dots will help you narrow this down further. As we mentioned, the short lived U. S. market One Dot was introduced around 1920, and was replaced by the early to mid 1920’s by the Four Dot. The 1920’s Four Dot is distinguishable by the florid Sasieni script, a patent number, and four blue dots, which are quite small compared to the pipes of post war years. Furthermore, by 1935 Sasieni began stamping pipes, based on the shape, with their own names, which were usually, but not always, English towns. For example, apples were stamped “Hurlingham”, bulldogs were “Grosvenor” or “Danzey”, and panels were “Lincoln”. One rare and interesting variation of this was the large bent, dubbed “Viscount Lascelles”. Even in this soft Sasieni market, these pipes regularly sell for $150 in their rare appearances in mailers.<br />
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As mentioned above, the Eight Dot appeared in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. These too have the florid script and the patent number, and the presence or absence of a town name will help you date this pipe fairly precisely. Although the Eight Dot remained in the catalogue through the war, it was for all intents and purposes discontinued during W.W.II.<br />
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Once Alfred took over the company in 1946, these elements changed in fairly rapid succession. The first thing to be changed was the nomenclature itself. In place of the elaborate “Sasieni” stamp of pre war pipes, a simpler, though still script style, “Sasieni” was used. This can be seen on patent pipes which have the small, old style dots.<br />
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Soon after, Sasieni enlarged the dots themselves, and they formed an equilateral rather than an elongated diamond. My pet theory on this is the dots were enlarged to make up for the fact there were no longer eight of them, but I can’t prove it. Finally the patent number was discontinued, and the words “Four Dot” were added. The shank thus read:<br />
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Sasieni<br />
Four Dot<br />
London Made.<br />
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Somewhat later still, this was modified to reflect the finish, e.g. Four Dot Walnut, or Four Dot Natural. All these changes seem to have been made in the years between 1946 and 1950. Therefore a pipe with new style dots and old style stamping almost certainly has a replacement stem.<br />
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This system changed little if at all in the ensuing thirty years. When the company was sold in 1979, one of the first things the new owners did was to eliminate the town names from the shanks. The dots were enlarged yet further, and the Sasieni name, though still done in script, was larger, as was the rest of the shank nomenclature, which in all other ways was similar to the Pre-Transition nomenclature. While these pipes are not as collectible as the family made pipes, they were made with care and are high quality.<br />
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The nomenclature changed again in 1986, with the sale of the company to the Post-Transition firm. The three line nomenclature was changed to two lines, with the first reading “Sasieni 4 Dot” and the second identifying the finish, e.g. Natural, Walnut, or Ruff Root. Note how 4 Dot is spelled, using an Arabic numeral 4, as opposed to spelling out the word “four”. This is the easiest way to spot a Post-Transition Sasieni, as the new company has used both script and block lettering to spell the word “Sasieni” on the shank.<br />
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As mentioned above, there are exceptions to these guidelines, which can be frustrating. Probably the most feared aberration in our neatly constructed Sasieni universe is the European One Dot. As may be remembered, Sasieni had no problem keeping his original trademark in Europe in spite of Dunhill’s best efforts to the contrary. This led to the pipe being manufactured for European markets until the sixties. If in doubt, check the rest of the nomenclature. Old style stamping (just think of the fish) means an old pipe.<br />
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The most difficult to distinguish from 1920’s era U. S. One Dots are the European One Dots made in the 30’s and 40’s. Here you just have to know your patent numbers and hope for the best, bearing in mind virtually any pre war Sasieni is collectible. In any event, these pipes are rarely found in the U. S..<br />
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A few other pipes, such as the plum finished pipes, kept their patent number after the war. Again, knowing your dots and script styles will help keep you from mis-dating these pipes.<br />
III. Why Collect Sasieni’s?<br />
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There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe.<br />
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There are many theories regarding the soft market for these pipes, the most logical and most accepted of which points to the low price of the currently made pipes. Sellers are often reluctant to price a pre-smoked pipe higher than an unsmoked one of the same brand, and buyers reluctant to pay more.. It is important to remember, though, there is a vast difference in quality between the Pre-Transition and Post-Transition Sasieni’s. The older pipes should sell for more than the new ones, simply because their quality is so much higher.<br />
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Monetary considerations aside, there are many other reasons to collect Sasieni’s. First, unlike many collectible pipes, the Sasieni is actually quite datable, contrary to popular belief. The ability to date a Sasieni at least within a certain era, and sometimes within a decade, not only deepens our appreciation of these pipes, it also ensures we spend our money wisely.<br />
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Furthermore, there is the company itself. Sasieni was a family owned company, run by people who took deep pride in their work. The firm has an interesting history, with links to two of England’s other great firms, Dunhill and Charatan, whose influence can occasionally be seen in Sasieni pipes.<br />
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Most importantly, there is the pipe itself. Sometimes it almost seems as though collectors forget the ultimate purpose of a pipe is to deliver a great smoke. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s fulfilled this purpose admirably, and continue to do so. The old Sasieni’s were renowned for being extremely dry smoking, and even today a well cared for Sasieni will deliver a cool, dry smoke, even though the pipe may be over seventy years old. While Pre-Transition Sasieni’s are usually available only on a pre-smoked basis, occasionally one can still be found unsmoked by the fortunate collector.<br />
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On top of all this, the pipe is truly pleasing to the eye. The wood is full grained, usually featuring striking cross cuts and astonishing birds-eye, as well as the occasional straight grain. The Four and Eight Dot, as well as the early One Dot pipes always had clean bowls. Any pipe with even a tiny fill was relegated to the “second” line.<br />
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One virtue of Sasieni’s which I rarely if ever see commented on deserves mention here. The Sasieni shape line, particularly prior to the war, has an undeserved reputation for being limited and overly conservative. Yet by 1935 their catalogue listed no less than 50 different shapes! As one acquires more of these pipes one will continually be surprised at the many unusual shapes, which show, perhaps, the influence of Charatan. Anyone who has ever seen the shape knows as the Exeter, which can only be described as a sort of freehand bull moose, will know what I mean.<br />
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Besides the Exeter, I have in my own collection a 1920’s One Dot shaped like a clay pipe, complete with tilted bowl and a heel underneath, and a 1970’s era Two Dot, which can only be described as a tilt bowl, diamond shank pear (Sasieni only used the descriptive town names on the Four and Eight Dot series). The Sasieni pipe is quite literally full of surprises. I have no doubt as I continue adding to my own collection, I will discover yet more unusual shapes.<br />
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Sasieni was also a pioneer in the concept of “Ladies’ Pipes”. Three styles, the “Argyle”, the “Montrose”, and the “Dorset” were designed specifically for ladies. Unlike many so-called ladies’ pipes, these pipes did not mar the finish with colored lacquer, or have a bowl so small the lady in question could only get a five minute smoke. Instead, they had reasonably sized bowls, and long slender stems and shanks. The “Argyle” and “Montrose” were carved and smooth versions of a Billiard, respectively, and the “Dorset” was a carved oval shaped bowl. Needless to say, these pipes could be enjoyed by anyone who simply wanted a smaller, slimmer pipe, as the finishes were exactly the same as the rest of the Sasieni line.<br />
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Finally, there are the dots. This may sound a bit silly to the non-Sasieni collector, but Sasieni collectors know exactly what I mean. Sasieni collectors have a fascination with the striking logo, which is both distinctive yet tasteful. Some would say it has an almost mystical quality about it. Over the years, the dots have changed both in size and color (although many of the seeming color “variations” are simply a result of aging.) Over the years the dots ranged in color from light blue to a vivid sky blue. Many collectors are as enthralled with the dot variations as with the pipe itself!<br />
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The delights of this pipe are almost endless. They deliver a great smoke, visual enjoyment, and maybe even the possibility of monetary appreciation. They deserve to take their place next to the other great collectible pipes of England’s recent past, and perhaps, with more understanding on the part of collectors, they will.<br />
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=== Some Acknowledgments ===<br />
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*It is impossible to write an article such as this without a lot of help from other people, and indeed, I received a great deal of help from the pipe collecting community, from both the famous and the obscure. It never ceases to amaze me that I could call someone from out of the blue, and, upon identifying myself as a fellow pipe collector, have that person gladly, often enthusiastically, drop whatever he was doing and talk to me about pipes for an hour or more.<br />
*An article like this is never truly finished. Just when I think I’ve got it all figured out, I’ll talk to another collector, or read another magazine article, or come across some bit of long hidden information, and be forced to reconsider my ideas. Should anyone have anything to add to this article, I would enthusiastically welcome your call. My office number is (617) 878-1300.<br />
*Thanks first and foremost go to Theodore Justin Gage, former publisher of “The Compleat Smoker”, and Richard Carleton Hacker, author of “The Ultimate Pipe Book”. Both men graciously allowed me to quote from their published works, and gave generously of their time on three separate occasions each, even though neither of them was expecting a call from yours truly. Richard Carleton Hacker literally allowed his dinner to get cold one evening while he answered my many questions.<br />
*Thanks are due to Jim Cooke, the Vermont alchemist without whom there would be far fewer estate pieces in our collections. Jim answered many questions concerning the inner workings of the Sasieni pipe, describing in almost torturous detail the steps involved in creating the Eight Dot stem.<br />
*Many estate pipe dealers also gave generously of their time. Thanks go to Nikos Levin, Steve Leaders, and Jack Ehrmantraut, for discussing at length with me the current state of the Sasieni market.<br />
*Of course, there is the pipe collecting community itself, that legion of relentless individuals who scour the dark places in search of collectible briar. Thanks to Red Coombes, who played a crucial role in helping me verify the very existence of the seemingly apocryphal Ten Dot Sasieni. Thanks also to Mike Reschke, the well known Parker collector who’s also pretty smart when it comes to Sasieni’s. Mike introduced me to Jim Copic, and what amazing conversations those were! I felt like I had hit the mother load! Jim enthusiastically collects not only pipes but hard to find ephemera, and was an invaluable source of information about all kinds of obscure facts, including details of the Sasieni guarantee.<br />
*And finally, thanks to the members of the Massachusetts based Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club, particularly our fearless leader, Col. Don Powers, who encouraged me to write this article when I myself had grave doubts about the project (”Aw shucks, Don! I don’t know nothin’ about writin’ in no fancy magazine!”), and who if fact got me started on the road to collecting Sasieni’s in the first place.<br />
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Copyright (c) 1996 by Stephen P. Smith<br />
All rights reserved<br />
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#Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
#Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
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== Off site links ==<br />
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[[Image:logoplm.gif]] '''[http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/chart-sasieni-en.html Time chart] ''' A comprehensive illustration of the brands history<br />
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[[Image:logopip.gif]] '''[http://www.pipology.com/storia/storie-di-pipe/le-pipe-sasieni-e-la-loro-storia La storia delle pipe Sasieni]''' an italian text about Sasieni's history and pipes from pipology.com <br />
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== Connecting the Dots: A Concise History of the Sasieni Pipe ==<br />
'''By Stephen P. Smith'''<br />
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[[Image:SasieniA.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 8-dot “Arundel”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniB.jpg|thumb|300px|Lovely 8-dot “Bedford”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniF.jpg|thumb|300px|“Buckingham,” a classic large billiard quite similar to the Dunhill LBS shape, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]]<br />
In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs.<br />
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Yet for all that, Sasieni’s are among the most underrated pipes on the collectible market, usually selling for far below their real worth. In this, they offer the astute collector a genuine opportunity, whether he or she is looking for a pipe with potential for appreciation, or simply a great pipe at a reasonable price.<br />
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However, in order for the collector to capitalize on this, it is vitally important to realize the Sasieni company changed hands on two occasions, and each owner had different priorities and agendas. Not surprisingly, this was reflected in the quality of the pipes made during these different times. All bore the Sasieni name, and yet they were very different pipes.<br />
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It is possible to divide the Sasieni history into three eras, similar to Barling. In fact, throughout this article, I will be referring to “Pre-Transition, Transition, and Post-Transition” Sasieni’s. While this may raise a few eyebrows, I believe it will become clear these classifications are actually quite appropriate.<br />
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Therefore, it will also become clear a collector must be able to distinguish between Sasieni’s of different eras, as it is mainly the family made pieces made between 1919 and 1979 which are truly desirable to collectors. The dual purposes of this article, then, are to trace the history of the Sasieni pipe, and to enable collectors to judge, with a reasonable degree of certainty, when the Sasieni in question was made.<br />
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=== A Brief History of the Sasieni Company ===<br />
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There is a great deal of mystery surrounding the Sasieni pipe, owing largely to the fact there is such a paucity of written information about them, as is the case with many collectible pipes. Even the name of the founder has been subject to debate. One respected source says the founder was named “Joel” Sasieni. Another equally respected source says with equal certainty the name was “Joseph” Sasieni. (A third, rather less reliable source once told me “Joel” and “Joseph” were brothers, but I think we can safely dismiss that.) An old Sasieni catalog which I came maddeningly identifies the founder as “J. Sasieni”. However, some research at the U. S. Patent Office conclusively shows that his first name was Joel.<br />
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Joel Sasieni apprenticed at Charatan, and moved on to Dunhill, where he eventually rose the position of factory manager. Many men would have been perfectly satisfied with such a position, but not Mr. Sasieni. He opened up his own factory in 1919, believing he could improve on some of Dunhill’s methods. Mr. Sasieni was, if nothing else, an optimist.<br />
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Things did not go smoothly for the new firm. The factory burned down almost immediately. Apparently undaunted, Mr. Sasieni simply rebuilt the factory and carried on.<br />
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One change he incorporated in his pipes was the method of curing the bowls. While the briar blocks were air cured, similar to Barling, Sasieni took this process a step further by “oven curing” his pipes. Each pipe was cured in an oven over a period of six weeks, being removed periodically by a factory worker, who would wipe away the moisture as it emerged from the bowl with a rag, and check it for cracks. The end result was Sasieni pipes (the ones that survived) were extremely dry smoking.<br />
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Sasieni was not oblivious to the success Dunhill had achieved with its famous “White Spot” logo, and while he obviously couldn’t copy the logo exactly, he apparently saw no problem with reinterpreting it a bit. Therefore, each Sasieni pipe which came out of the factory had a single blue dot in the stem.<br />
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Not surprisingly, the idea of their former employee competing with them using a very similar trademark didn’t exactly make Dunhill’s day. They threatened legal action in both the U. K. and the U. S.. Sasieni was saved in England by that country’s rather vague trademark laws, and the Sasieni One Dot continued to be produced for the European market for several decades.<br />
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Sasieni was not so fortunate in the U. S., where by the early 1920’s Sasieni had found an enthusiastic audience. In an initial attempt to comply with U. S. patent law, Sasieni moved the one blue dot to the side of the pipe. This unfortunately didn’t do the trick, and only a few side dot Sasieni’s were ever made, which are now extremely rare and collectible.<br />
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So, thanks in part to Dunhill’s patent attorneys, one of the most famous logos in the pipe industry was born. To clearly differentiate his pipes from Dunhill’s, and also to distinguish the American market pipes from all others (American market pipes originally only had a three month guarantee, although by the mid 1930’s this was extended to one year) Sasieni put four blue dots on the stem of his pipes, arranged in the shape of an elongated diamond.<br />
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The distinctive logo was an immediate hit in the U. S., where it, along with the pipes’ exceptional smoking qualities, helped the pipe to sell in such quantities the factory had trouble keeping up with the demand. In fact, by the 1930’s over 90% of Sasieni’s production was going to American shores.<br />
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Ah, but we Americans are a restless lot. We just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. So enamored had the U. S. market become of the four blue dots, the importer wanted to make sure they could be seen by everyone standing on each side of the smoker. Therefore Sasieni, reluctantly by some accounts, agreed to put four more dots on the right side of the stem.<br />
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The Sasieni Eight Dot is now the most collectible of all Sasieni pipes, due to both its scarcity and the fact that, unlike other Sasieni’s, the collector can be reasonably certain when the pipe was made. The Eight Dot made its debut in the late 1920’s or very early 1930’s, and was discontinued during W.W.II due to the inevitable shortages of supplies. Like the Four Dot, the Eight Dot had its logo made by individually inserting rods of blue plastic into pre-drilled holes in the stem, similar to the process used by Dunhill for their one white spot.<br />
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This was an excruciatingly difficult procedure, even on the Four Dot, for each dot had to be placed just right in order to create the desired diamond shape, and on the Eight Dot, both sets had to be symmetrical. For all that, it is rare to find a an original Sasieni bit in which the dots are even the slightest bit off. This in itself bears testimony to the fastidiousness with which Mr. Sasieni applied his craft. It also makes it fairly easy to spot a fake Sasieni stem.<br />
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Both the Eight Dot and the Four Dot were marketed in the U. S. during the pre-war years, with the Eight Dot fetching more money, even though both pipes used the same wood.<br />
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The post war years brought many changes at the Sasieni company, not the least of which was the death of Mr. Sasieni himself, in 1946. His son Alfred (named, perhaps, for his father’s arch-rival and former boss?) proved a worthy successor to his fathers’ business, and the company continued to thrive under his leadership. About this time the company started stamping “Four Dot” on the shanks of the pipes, to further capitalize on the now famous trademark’s prestige. There were other changes in both the shank nomenclature and the dots themselves, which will be reviewed in detail later on.<br />
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Through the post war years, Sasieni added shapes and lines. While the Four Dot remained their most famous product, the company also sold lines of “seconds” under various names, such as Mayfair, Fantail, Olde English, and Friar. These were pipes made of good wood, but possessed of some flaw, usually filled with putty. Pipes that were almost, but not quite, good enough to be a Four Dot were sold as Two Dots. I have two of these pipes in my collection. Both pipes are quite striking, exhibiting exquisite shapes and exceptional grain. At first I wondered why they were not Four Dots. Eventually, after long inspection, I discovered each pipe contained one very small filled flaw. In spite of this they remain two of my favorite pipes. However, it is clear Sasieni was determined to put the Four Dot logo on only the most perfect pipes.<br />
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Alfred Sasieni continued to run the company prosperously until 1979, when he sold out to another firm. Interestingly, he stayed on in the capacity of a director. At first it seems to have been a harmonious partnership. The new owners started their tenure with a limited edition reissue Eight Dot. This was a generous sized, natural stained smooth pipe which occasionally also had a gold band. Each pipe had a blue string running through the bowl, shank, and stem, affixed with a lead stamp and paper tab signed by Alfred Sasieni himself. These pipes are both strikingly handsome and maddeningly elusive, due to the fact only 100 (or so, accounts differ) were ever made.<br />
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This spirit of cooperation between the old and new owners does not appear to have lasted long. Alfred Sasieni believed only vulcanite should be used for pipe stems, eschewing the newer, trendier Lucite. When the new owners, contrary to Alfred’s wishes, issued a new Ten Dot, replete with Lucite stem, it seems Alfred decided he had had enough, and left the firm for good.<br />
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The new owners of what can accurately be called the “Transition” firm continued to create high quality pipes using the old wood and methods they inherited from the Alfred days. However, these pipes are not as collectible as the family pipes, and it is necessary for the collector to be able to differentiate between the two.<br />
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The new owners do not appear to have retained their interest in pipe making for very long, as they sold the company again in 1986. Unfortunately, this new, “Post-Transition” firm decided to abandon the high grade market place, and instead transformed the Sasieni into a mid range “smoker”, a metamorphosis from which it has yet to recover. The news owners decided to capitalize on the Four Dot mystique by eliminating all “second” lines, and issuing practically everything under the Sasieni banner as a Four Dot. This had the inevitable effect of lowering the overall quality of the line. For the first time, it was possible to find a Four Dot with a putty fill, which would have been unheard of when the family ran the company. Even the “Transition” firm maintained the integrity of the Four Dot line by marketing flawed pipes under some other line.<br />
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Ironically, it is generally agreed the two most active markets in this country today are the “high end” and “low end” markets, with the middle $35-$100 range being the most sluggish–precisely where the new Sasieni’s are now being marketed. Fortunately, fairly obvious changes in the nomenclature–to say nothing of the presence of putty–make it easy to spot a “Post-Transition” Sasieni.<br />
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=== Dating a Sasieni ===<br />
No, this has nothing to do with asking the pipe to go out to the movies with you. As I have mentioned before, it is important to be able to date a Sasieni which you are contemplating purchasing. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s, as I will now call them, are obviously the most collectible and desirable, with the Transition pipes being marginally collectible (although the commemorative Eight Dot, when you can find one, is extremely collectible), and the Post-Transition Sasieni’s having little or no collector value at all.<br />
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Unlike Dunhill’s, Sasieni’s (and in fact most pipes) do not have an explicit system for dating the pipe to the year. However, by understanding an admittedly somewhat arcane combination of nomenclature, patent numbers, and dot arrangements, it is possible to narrow your Sasieni’s date of manufacture to within a certain era, and sometime even down to a certain decade.<br />
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Ironically, the pre-W.W.II pipes are easier to date than the post war pipes, because Joel Sasieni was always fiddling with the details which help to date the pipe. Son Alfred seems to have made some initial changes in the nomenclature after taking over the company in 1946, and been content to leave well enough alone. Sasieni nomenclature changed very little between 1950 and 1979, although the company continued to develop new shapes and finishes.<br />
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To begin with, there are three main elements to dating the Sasieni pipe, the patent number, the style of the name “Sasieni” as it appears on the shank, and the Dots themselves. Naturally, there are exceptions to these rules (this hobby would be boring without them), but for the most part these guidelines apply better than 95% of the time. All Sasieni One, Four, and Eight Dot pipes made before W.W.II and destined for the U. S. market carried a patent number on the shank which usually started with the numbers “15″, with 150221/20 and 1513428 being representative of the group. Also, the name “Sasieni” was stamped on the shank in a very florid manner, with the tail of the last “i” sweeping underneath the name forming a shape which has been compared to a fish by more than one collector. This script was discontinued by Alfred almost immediately after he took over the company, so this alone tells you your pipe is pre W.W.II. Underneath in block lettering are the words “London Made”, with the patent number making the third line.<br />
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The dots will help you narrow this down further. As we mentioned, the short lived U. S. market One Dot was introduced around 1920, and was replaced by the early to mid 1920’s by the Four Dot. The 1920’s Four Dot is distinguishable by the florid Sasieni script, a patent number, and four blue dots, which are quite small compared to the pipes of post war years. Furthermore, by 1935 Sasieni began stamping pipes, based on the shape, with their own names, which were usually, but not always, English towns. For example, apples were stamped “Hurlingham”, bulldogs were “Grosvenor” or “Danzey”, and panels were “Lincoln”. One rare and interesting variation of this was the large bent, dubbed “Viscount Lascelles”. Even in this soft Sasieni market, these pipes regularly sell for $150 in their rare appearances in mailers.<br />
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As mentioned above, the Eight Dot appeared in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. These too have the florid script and the patent number, and the presence or absence of a town name will help you date this pipe fairly precisely. Although the Eight Dot remained in the catalogue through the war, it was for all intents and purposes discontinued during W.W.II.<br />
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Once Alfred took over the company in 1946, these elements changed in fairly rapid succession. The first thing to be changed was the nomenclature itself. In place of the elaborate “Sasieni” stamp of pre war pipes, a simpler, though still script style, “Sasieni” was used. This can be seen on patent pipes which have the small, old style dots.<br />
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Soon after, Sasieni enlarged the dots themselves, and they formed an equilateral rather than an elongated diamond. My pet theory on this is the dots were enlarged to make up for the fact there were no longer eight of them, but I can’t prove it. Finally the patent number was discontinued, and the words “Four Dot” were added. The shank thus read:<br />
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Sasieni<br />
Four Dot<br />
London Made.<br />
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Somewhat later still, this was modified to reflect the finish, e.g. Four Dot Walnut, or Four Dot Natural. All these changes seem to have been made in the years between 1946 and 1950. Therefore a pipe with new style dots and old style stamping almost certainly has a replacement stem.<br />
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This system changed little if at all in the ensuing thirty years. When the company was sold in 1979, one of the first things the new owners did was to eliminate the town names from the shanks. The dots were enlarged yet further, and the Sasieni name, though still done in script, was larger, as was the rest of the shank nomenclature, which in all other ways was similar to the Pre-Transition nomenclature. While these pipes are not as collectible as the family made pipes, they were made with care and are high quality.<br />
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The nomenclature changed again in 1986, with the sale of the company to the Post-Transition firm. The three line nomenclature was changed to two lines, with the first reading “Sasieni 4 Dot” and the second identifying the finish, e.g. Natural, Walnut, or Ruff Root. Note how 4 Dot is spelled, using an Arabic numeral 4, as opposed to spelling out the word “four”. This is the easiest way to spot a Post-Transition Sasieni, as the new company has used both script and block lettering to spell the word “Sasieni” on the shank.<br />
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As mentioned above, there are exceptions to these guidelines, which can be frustrating. Probably the most feared aberration in our neatly constructed Sasieni universe is the European One Dot. As may be remembered, Sasieni had no problem keeping his original trademark in Europe in spite of Dunhill’s best efforts to the contrary. This led to the pipe being manufactured for European markets until the sixties. If in doubt, check the rest of the nomenclature. Old style stamping (just think of the fish) means an old pipe.<br />
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The most difficult to distinguish from 1920’s era U. S. One Dots are the European One Dots made in the 30’s and 40’s. Here you just have to know your patent numbers and hope for the best, bearing in mind virtually any pre war Sasieni is collectible. In any event, these pipes are rarely found in the U. S..<br />
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A few other pipes, such as the plum finished pipes, kept their patent number after the war. Again, knowing your dots and script styles will help keep you from mis-dating these pipes.<br />
III. Why Collect Sasieni’s?<br />
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There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe.<br />
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There are many theories regarding the soft market for these pipes, the most logical and most accepted of which points to the low price of the currently made pipes. Sellers are often reluctant to price a pre-smoked pipe higher than an unsmoked one of the same brand, and buyers reluctant to pay more.. It is important to remember, though, there is a vast difference in quality between the Pre-Transition and Post-Transition Sasieni’s. The older pipes should sell for more than the new ones, simply because their quality is so much higher.<br />
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Monetary considerations aside, there are many other reasons to collect Sasieni’s. First, unlike many collectible pipes, the Sasieni is actually quite datable, contrary to popular belief. The ability to date a Sasieni at least within a certain era, and sometimes within a decade, not only deepens our appreciation of these pipes, it also ensures we spend our money wisely.<br />
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Furthermore, there is the company itself. Sasieni was a family owned company, run by people who took deep pride in their work. The firm has an interesting history, with links to two of England’s other great firms, Dunhill and Charatan, whose influence can occasionally be seen in Sasieni pipes.<br />
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Most importantly, there is the pipe itself. Sometimes it almost seems as though collectors forget the ultimate purpose of a pipe is to deliver a great smoke. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s fulfilled this purpose admirably, and continue to do so. The old Sasieni’s were renowned for being extremely dry smoking, and even today a well cared for Sasieni will deliver a cool, dry smoke, even though the pipe may be over seventy years old. While Pre-Transition Sasieni’s are usually available only on a pre-smoked basis, occasionally one can still be found unsmoked by the fortunate collector.<br />
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On top of all this, the pipe is truly pleasing to the eye. The wood is full grained, usually featuring striking cross cuts and astonishing birds-eye, as well as the occasional straight grain. The Four and Eight Dot, as well as the early One Dot pipes always had clean bowls. Any pipe with even a tiny fill was relegated to the “second” line.<br />
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One virtue of Sasieni’s which I rarely if ever see commented on deserves mention here. The Sasieni shape line, particularly prior to the war, has an undeserved reputation for being limited and overly conservative. Yet by 1935 their catalogue listed no less than 50 different shapes! As one acquires more of these pipes one will continually be surprised at the many unusual shapes, which show, perhaps, the influence of Charatan. Anyone who has ever seen the shape knows as the Exeter, which can only be described as a sort of freehand bull moose, will know what I mean.<br />
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Besides the Exeter, I have in my own collection a 1920’s One Dot shaped like a clay pipe, complete with tilted bowl and a heel underneath, and a 1970’s era Two Dot, which can only be described as a tilt bowl, diamond shank pear (Sasieni only used the descriptive town names on the Four and Eight Dot series). The Sasieni pipe is quite literally full of surprises. I have no doubt as I continue adding to my own collection, I will discover yet more unusual shapes.<br />
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Sasieni was also a pioneer in the concept of “Ladies’ Pipes”. Three styles, the “Argyle”, the “Montrose”, and the “Dorset” were designed specifically for ladies. Unlike many so-called ladies’ pipes, these pipes did not mar the finish with colored lacquer, or have a bowl so small the lady in question could only get a five minute smoke. Instead, they had reasonably sized bowls, and long slender stems and shanks. The “Argyle” and “Montrose” were carved and smooth versions of a Billiard, respectively, and the “Dorset” was a carved oval shaped bowl. Needless to say, these pipes could be enjoyed by anyone who simply wanted a smaller, slimmer pipe, as the finishes were exactly the same as the rest of the Sasieni line.<br />
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Finally, there are the dots. This may sound a bit silly to the non-Sasieni collector, but Sasieni collectors know exactly what I mean. Sasieni collectors have a fascination with the striking logo, which is both distinctive yet tasteful. Some would say it has an almost mystical quality about it. Over the years, the dots have changed both in size and color (although many of the seeming color “variations” are simply a result of aging.) Over the years the dots ranged in color from light blue to a vivid sky blue. Many collectors are as enthralled with the dot variations as with the pipe itself!<br />
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The delights of this pipe are almost endless. They deliver a great smoke, visual enjoyment, and maybe even the possibility of monetary appreciation. They deserve to take their place next to the other great collectible pipes of England’s recent past, and perhaps, with more understanding on the part of collectors, they will.<br />
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=== Some Acknowledgments ===<br />
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*It is impossible to write an article such as this without a lot of help from other people, and indeed, I received a great deal of help from the pipe collecting community, from both the famous and the obscure. It never ceases to amaze me that I could call someone from out of the blue, and, upon identifying myself as a fellow pipe collector, have that person gladly, often enthusiastically, drop whatever he was doing and talk to me about pipes for an hour or more.<br />
*An article like this is never truly finished. Just when I think I’ve got it all figured out, I’ll talk to another collector, or read another magazine article, or come across some bit of long hidden information, and be forced to reconsider my ideas. Should anyone have anything to add to this article, I would enthusiastically welcome your call. My office number is (617) 878-1300.<br />
*Thanks first and foremost go to Theodore Justin Gage, former publisher of “The Compleat Smoker”, and Richard Carleton Hacker, author of “The Ultimate Pipe Book”. Both men graciously allowed me to quote from their published works, and gave generously of their time on three separate occasions each, even though neither of them was expecting a call from yours truly. Richard Carleton Hacker literally allowed his dinner to get cold one evening while he answered my many questions.<br />
*Thanks are due to Jim Cooke, the Vermont alchemist without whom there would be far fewer estate pieces in our collections. Jim answered many questions concerning the inner workings of the Sasieni pipe, describing in almost torturous detail the steps involved in creating the Eight Dot stem.<br />
*Many estate pipe dealers also gave generously of their time. Thanks go to Nikos Levin, Steve Leaders, and Jack Ehrmantraut, for discussing at length with me the current state of the Sasieni market.<br />
*Of course, there is the pipe collecting community itself, that legion of relentless individuals who scour the dark places in search of collectible briar. Thanks to Red Coombes, who played a crucial role in helping me verify the very existence of the seemingly apocryphal Ten Dot Sasieni. Thanks also to Mike Reschke, the well known Parker collector who’s also pretty smart when it comes to Sasieni’s. Mike introduced me to Jim Copic, and what amazing conversations those were! I felt like I had hit the mother load! Jim enthusiastically collects not only pipes but hard to find ephemera, and was an invaluable source of information about all kinds of obscure facts, including details of the Sasieni guarantee.<br />
*And finally, thanks to the members of the Massachusetts based Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club, particularly our fearless leader, Col. Don Powers, who encouraged me to write this article when I myself had grave doubts about the project (”Aw shucks, Don! I don’t know nothin’ about writin’ in no fancy magazine!”), and who if fact got me started on the road to collecting Sasieni’s in the first place.<br />
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Copyright (c) 1996 by Stephen P. Smith<br />
All rights reserved<br />
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#Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
#Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
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== Connecting the Dots: A Concise History of the Sasieni Pipe ==<br />
'''By Stephen P. Smith'''<br />
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[[Image:SasieniA.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 8-dot “Arundel”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniB.jpg|thumb|300px|Lovely 8-dot “Bedford”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniF.jpg|thumb|300px|“Buckingham,” a classic large billiard quite similar to the Dunhill LBS shape, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]]<br />
In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs.<br />
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Yet for all that, Sasieni’s are among the most underrated pipes on the collectible market, usually selling for far below their real worth. In this, they offer the astute collector a genuine opportunity, whether he or she is looking for a pipe with potential for appreciation, or simply a great pipe at a reasonable price.<br />
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However, in order for the collector to capitalize on this, it is vitally important to realize the Sasieni company changed hands on two occasions, and each owner had different priorities and agendas. Not surprisingly, this was reflected in the quality of the pipes made during these different times. All bore the Sasieni name, and yet they were very different pipes.<br />
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It is possible to divide the Sasieni history into three eras, similar to Barling. In fact, throughout this article, I will be referring to “Pre-Transition, Transition, and Post-Transition” Sasieni’s. While this may raise a few eyebrows, I believe it will become clear these classifications are actually quite appropriate.<br />
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Therefore, it will also become clear a collector must be able to distinguish between Sasieni’s of different eras, as it is mainly the family made pieces made between 1919 and 1979 which are truly desirable to collectors. The dual purposes of this article, then, are to trace the history of the Sasieni pipe, and to enable collectors to judge, with a reasonable degree of certainty, when the Sasieni in question was made.<br />
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=== A Brief History of the Sasieni Company ===<br />
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There is a great deal of mystery surrounding the Sasieni pipe, owing largely to the fact there is such a paucity of written information about them, as is the case with many collectible pipes. Even the name of the founder has been subject to debate. One respected source says the founder was named “Joel” Sasieni. Another equally respected source says with equal certainty the name was “Joseph” Sasieni. (A third, rather less reliable source once told me “Joel” and “Joseph” were brothers, but I think we can safely dismiss that.) An old Sasieni catalog which I came maddeningly identifies the founder as “J. Sasieni”. However, some research at the U. S. Patent Office conclusively shows that his first name was Joel.<br />
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Joel Sasieni apprenticed at Charatan, and moved on to Dunhill, where he eventually rose the position of factory manager. Many men would have been perfectly satisfied with such a position, but not Mr. Sasieni. He opened up his own factory in 1919, believing he could improve on some of Dunhill’s methods. Mr. Sasieni was, if nothing else, an optimist.<br />
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Things did not go smoothly for the new firm. The factory burned down almost immediately. Apparently undaunted, Mr. Sasieni simply rebuilt the factory and carried on.<br />
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One change he incorporated in his pipes was the method of curing the bowls. While the briar blocks were air cured, similar to Barling, Sasieni took this process a step further by “oven curing” his pipes. Each pipe was cured in an oven over a period of six weeks, being removed periodically by a factory worker, who would wipe away the moisture as it emerged from the bowl with a rag, and check it for cracks. The end result was Sasieni pipes (the ones that survived) were extremely dry smoking.<br />
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Sasieni was not oblivious to the success Dunhill had achieved with its famous “White Spot” logo, and while he obviously couldn’t copy the logo exactly, he apparently saw no problem with reinterpreting it a bit. Therefore, each Sasieni pipe which came out of the factory had a single blue dot in the stem.<br />
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Not surprisingly, the idea of their former employee competing with them using a very similar trademark didn’t exactly make Dunhill’s day. They threatened legal action in both the U. K. and the U. S.. Sasieni was saved in England by that country’s rather vague trademark laws, and the Sasieni One Dot continued to be produced for the European market for several decades.<br />
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Sasieni was not so fortunate in the U. S., where by the early 1920’s Sasieni had found an enthusiastic audience. In an initial attempt to comply with U. S. patent law, Sasieni moved the one blue dot to the side of the pipe. This unfortunately didn’t do the trick, and only a few side dot Sasieni’s were ever made, which are now extremely rare and collectible.<br />
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So, thanks in part to Dunhill’s patent attorneys, one of the most famous logos in the pipe industry was born. To clearly differentiate his pipes from Dunhill’s, and also to distinguish the American market pipes from all others (American market pipes originally only had a three month guarantee, although by the mid 1930’s this was extended to one year) Sasieni put four blue dots on the stem of his pipes, arranged in the shape of an elongated diamond.<br />
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The distinctive logo was an immediate hit in the U. S., where it, along with the pipes’ exceptional smoking qualities, helped the pipe to sell in such quantities the factory had trouble keeping up with the demand. In fact, by the 1930’s over 90% of Sasieni’s production was going to American shores.<br />
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Ah, but we Americans are a restless lot. We just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. So enamored had the U. S. market become of the four blue dots, the importer wanted to make sure they could be seen by everyone standing on each side of the smoker. Therefore Sasieni, reluctantly by some accounts, agreed to put four more dots on the right side of the stem.<br />
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The Sasieni Eight Dot is now the most collectible of all Sasieni pipes, due to both its scarcity and the fact that, unlike other Sasieni’s, the collector can be reasonably certain when the pipe was made. The Eight Dot made its debut in the late 1920’s or very early 1930’s, and was discontinued during W.W.II due to the inevitable shortages of supplies. Like the Four Dot, the Eight Dot had its logo made by individually inserting rods of blue plastic into pre-drilled holes in the stem, similar to the process used by Dunhill for their one white spot.<br />
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This was an excruciatingly difficult procedure, even on the Four Dot, for each dot had to be placed just right in order to create the desired diamond shape, and on the Eight Dot, both sets had to be symmetrical. For all that, it is rare to find a an original Sasieni bit in which the dots are even the slightest bit off. This in itself bears testimony to the fastidiousness with which Mr. Sasieni applied his craft. It also makes it fairly easy to spot a fake Sasieni stem.<br />
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Both the Eight Dot and the Four Dot were marketed in the U. S. during the pre-war years, with the Eight Dot fetching more money, even though both pipes used the same wood.<br />
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The post war years brought many changes at the Sasieni company, not the least of which was the death of Mr. Sasieni himself, in 1946. His son Alfred (named, perhaps, for his father’s arch-rival and former boss?) proved a worthy successor to his fathers’ business, and the company continued to thrive under his leadership. About this time the company started stamping “Four Dot” on the shanks of the pipes, to further capitalize on the now famous trademark’s prestige. There were other changes in both the shank nomenclature and the dots themselves, which will be reviewed in detail later on.<br />
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Through the post war years, Sasieni added shapes and lines. While the Four Dot remained their most famous product, the company also sold lines of “seconds” under various names, such as Mayfair, Fantail, Olde English, and Friar. These were pipes made of good wood, but possessed of some flaw, usually filled with putty. Pipes that were almost, but not quite, good enough to be a Four Dot were sold as Two Dots. I have two of these pipes in my collection. Both pipes are quite striking, exhibiting exquisite shapes and exceptional grain. At first I wondered why they were not Four Dots. Eventually, after long inspection, I discovered each pipe contained one very small filled flaw. In spite of this they remain two of my favorite pipes. However, it is clear Sasieni was determined to put the Four Dot logo on only the most perfect pipes.<br />
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Alfred Sasieni continued to run the company prosperously until 1979, when he sold out to another firm. Interestingly, he stayed on in the capacity of a director. At first it seems to have been a harmonious partnership. The new owners started their tenure with a limited edition reissue Eight Dot. This was a generous sized, natural stained smooth pipe which occasionally also had a gold band. Each pipe had a blue string running through the bowl, shank, and stem, affixed with a lead stamp and paper tab signed by Alfred Sasieni himself. These pipes are both strikingly handsome and maddeningly elusive, due to the fact only 100 (or so, accounts differ) were ever made.<br />
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This spirit of cooperation between the old and new owners does not appear to have lasted long. Alfred Sasieni believed only vulcanite should be used for pipe stems, eschewing the newer, trendier Lucite. When the new owners, contrary to Alfred’s wishes, issued a new Ten Dot, replete with Lucite stem, it seems Alfred decided he had had enough, and left the firm for good.<br />
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The new owners of what can accurately be called the “Transition” firm continued to create high quality pipes using the old wood and methods they inherited from the Alfred days. However, these pipes are not as collectible as the family pipes, and it is necessary for the collector to be able to differentiate between the two.<br />
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The new owners do not appear to have retained their interest in pipe making for very long, as they sold the company again in 1986. Unfortunately, this new, “Post-Transition” firm decided to abandon the high grade market place, and instead transformed the Sasieni into a mid range “smoker”, a metamorphosis from which it has yet to recover. The news owners decided to capitalize on the Four Dot mystique by eliminating all “second” lines, and issuing practically everything under the Sasieni banner as a Four Dot. This had the inevitable effect of lowering the overall quality of the line. For the first time, it was possible to find a Four Dot with a putty fill, which would have been unheard of when the family ran the company. Even the “Transition” firm maintained the integrity of the Four Dot line by marketing flawed pipes under some other line.<br />
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Ironically, it is generally agreed the two most active markets in this country today are the “high end” and “low end” markets, with the middle $35-$100 range being the most sluggish–precisely where the new Sasieni’s are now being marketed. Fortunately, fairly obvious changes in the nomenclature–to say nothing of the presence of putty–make it easy to spot a “Post-Transition” Sasieni.<br />
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=== Dating a Sasieni ===<br />
No, this has nothing to do with asking the pipe to go out to the movies with you. As I have mentioned before, it is important to be able to date a Sasieni which you are contemplating purchasing. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s, as I will now call them, are obviously the most collectible and desirable, with the Transition pipes being marginally collectible (although the commemorative Eight Dot, when you can find one, is extremely collectible), and the Post-Transition Sasieni’s having little or no collector value at all.<br />
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Unlike Dunhill’s, Sasieni’s (and in fact most pipes) do not have an explicit system for dating the pipe to the year. However, by understanding an admittedly somewhat arcane combination of nomenclature, patent numbers, and dot arrangements, it is possible to narrow your Sasieni’s date of manufacture to within a certain era, and sometime even down to a certain decade.<br />
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Ironically, the pre-W.W.II pipes are easier to date than the post war pipes, because Joel Sasieni was always fiddling with the details which help to date the pipe. Son Alfred seems to have made some initial changes in the nomenclature after taking over the company in 1946, and been content to leave well enough alone. Sasieni nomenclature changed very little between 1950 and 1979, although the company continued to develop new shapes and finishes.<br />
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To begin with, there are three main elements to dating the Sasieni pipe, the patent number, the style of the name “Sasieni” as it appears on the shank, and the Dots themselves. Naturally, there are exceptions to these rules (this hobby would be boring without them), but for the most part these guidelines apply better than 95% of the time. All Sasieni One, Four, and Eight Dot pipes made before W.W.II and destined for the U. S. market carried a patent number on the shank which usually started with the numbers “15″, with 150221/20 and 1513428 being representative of the group. Also, the name “Sasieni” was stamped on the shank in a very florid manner, with the tail of the last “i” sweeping underneath the name forming a shape which has been compared to a fish by more than one collector. This script was discontinued by Alfred almost immediately after he took over the company, so this alone tells you your pipe is pre W.W.II. Underneath in block lettering are the words “London Made”, with the patent number making the third line.<br />
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The dots will help you narrow this down further. As we mentioned, the short lived U. S. market One Dot was introduced around 1920, and was replaced by the early to mid 1920’s by the Four Dot. The 1920’s Four Dot is distinguishable by the florid Sasieni script, a patent number, and four blue dots, which are quite small compared to the pipes of post war years. Furthermore, by 1935 Sasieni began stamping pipes, based on the shape, with their own names, which were usually, but not always, English towns. For example, apples were stamped “Hurlingham”, bulldogs were “Grosvenor” or “Danzey”, and panels were “Lincoln”. One rare and interesting variation of this was the large bent, dubbed “Viscount Lascelles”. Even in this soft Sasieni market, these pipes regularly sell for $150 in their rare appearances in mailers.<br />
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As mentioned above, the Eight Dot appeared in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. These too have the florid script and the patent number, and the presence or absence of a town name will help you date this pipe fairly precisely. Although the Eight Dot remained in the catalogue through the war, it was for all intents and purposes discontinued during W.W.II.<br />
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Once Alfred took over the company in 1946, these elements changed in fairly rapid succession. The first thing to be changed was the nomenclature itself. In place of the elaborate “Sasieni” stamp of pre war pipes, a simpler, though still script style, “Sasieni” was used. This can be seen on patent pipes which have the small, old style dots.<br />
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Soon after, Sasieni enlarged the dots themselves, and they formed an equilateral rather than an elongated diamond. My pet theory on this is the dots were enlarged to make up for the fact there were no longer eight of them, but I can’t prove it. Finally the patent number was discontinued, and the words “Four Dot” were added. The shank thus read:<br />
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Sasieni<br />
Four Dot<br />
London Made.<br />
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Somewhat later still, this was modified to reflect the finish, e.g. Four Dot Walnut, or Four Dot Natural. All these changes seem to have been made in the years between 1946 and 1950. Therefore a pipe with new style dots and old style stamping almost certainly has a replacement stem.<br />
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This system changed little if at all in the ensuing thirty years. When the company was sold in 1979, one of the first things the new owners did was to eliminate the town names from the shanks. The dots were enlarged yet further, and the Sasieni name, though still done in script, was larger, as was the rest of the shank nomenclature, which in all other ways was similar to the Pre-Transition nomenclature. While these pipes are not as collectible as the family made pipes, they were made with care and are high quality.<br />
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The nomenclature changed again in 1986, with the sale of the company to the Post-Transition firm. The three line nomenclature was changed to two lines, with the first reading “Sasieni 4 Dot” and the second identifying the finish, e.g. Natural, Walnut, or Ruff Root. Note how 4 Dot is spelled, using an Arabic numeral 4, as opposed to spelling out the word “four”. This is the easiest way to spot a Post-Transition Sasieni, as the new company has used both script and block lettering to spell the word “Sasieni” on the shank.<br />
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As mentioned above, there are exceptions to these guidelines, which can be frustrating. Probably the most feared aberration in our neatly constructed Sasieni universe is the European One Dot. As may be remembered, Sasieni had no problem keeping his original trademark in Europe in spite of Dunhill’s best efforts to the contrary. This led to the pipe being manufactured for European markets until the sixties. If in doubt, check the rest of the nomenclature. Old style stamping (just think of the fish) means an old pipe.<br />
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The most difficult to distinguish from 1920’s era U. S. One Dots are the European One Dots made in the 30’s and 40’s. Here you just have to know your patent numbers and hope for the best, bearing in mind virtually any pre war Sasieni is collectible. In any event, these pipes are rarely found in the U. S..<br />
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A few other pipes, such as the plum finished pipes, kept their patent number after the war. Again, knowing your dots and script styles will help keep you from mis-dating these pipes.<br />
III. Why Collect Sasieni’s?<br />
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There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe.<br />
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There are many theories regarding the soft market for these pipes, the most logical and most accepted of which points to the low price of the currently made pipes. Sellers are often reluctant to price a pre-smoked pipe higher than an unsmoked one of the same brand, and buyers reluctant to pay more.. It is important to remember, though, there is a vast difference in quality between the Pre-Transition and Post-Transition Sasieni’s. The older pipes should sell for more than the new ones, simply because their quality is so much higher.<br />
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Monetary considerations aside, there are many other reasons to collect Sasieni’s. First, unlike many collectible pipes, the Sasieni is actually quite datable, contrary to popular belief. The ability to date a Sasieni at least within a certain era, and sometimes within a decade, not only deepens our appreciation of these pipes, it also ensures we spend our money wisely.<br />
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Furthermore, there is the company itself. Sasieni was a family owned company, run by people who took deep pride in their work. The firm has an interesting history, with links to two of England’s other great firms, Dunhill and Charatan, whose influence can occasionally be seen in Sasieni pipes.<br />
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Most importantly, there is the pipe itself. Sometimes it almost seems as though collectors forget the ultimate purpose of a pipe is to deliver a great smoke. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s fulfilled this purpose admirably, and continue to do so. The old Sasieni’s were renowned for being extremely dry smoking, and even today a well cared for Sasieni will deliver a cool, dry smoke, even though the pipe may be over seventy years old. While Pre-Transition Sasieni’s are usually available only on a pre-smoked basis, occasionally one can still be found unsmoked by the fortunate collector.<br />
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On top of all this, the pipe is truly pleasing to the eye. The wood is full grained, usually featuring striking cross cuts and astonishing birds-eye, as well as the occasional straight grain. The Four and Eight Dot, as well as the early One Dot pipes always had clean bowls. Any pipe with even a tiny fill was relegated to the “second” line.<br />
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One virtue of Sasieni’s which I rarely if ever see commented on deserves mention here. The Sasieni shape line, particularly prior to the war, has an undeserved reputation for being limited and overly conservative. Yet by 1935 their catalogue listed no less than 50 different shapes! As one acquires more of these pipes one will continually be surprised at the many unusual shapes, which show, perhaps, the influence of Charatan. Anyone who has ever seen the shape knows as the Exeter, which can only be described as a sort of freehand bull moose, will know what I mean.<br />
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Besides the Exeter, I have in my own collection a 1920’s One Dot shaped like a clay pipe, complete with tilted bowl and a heel underneath, and a 1970’s era Two Dot, which can only be described as a tilt bowl, diamond shank pear (Sasieni only used the descriptive town names on the Four and Eight Dot series). The Sasieni pipe is quite literally full of surprises. I have no doubt as I continue adding to my own collection, I will discover yet more unusual shapes.<br />
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Sasieni was also a pioneer in the concept of “Ladies’ Pipes”. Three styles, the “Argyle”, the “Montrose”, and the “Dorset” were designed specifically for ladies. Unlike many so-called ladies’ pipes, these pipes did not mar the finish with colored lacquer, or have a bowl so small the lady in question could only get a five minute smoke. Instead, they had reasonably sized bowls, and long slender stems and shanks. The “Argyle” and “Montrose” were carved and smooth versions of a Billiard, respectively, and the “Dorset” was a carved oval shaped bowl. Needless to say, these pipes could be enjoyed by anyone who simply wanted a smaller, slimmer pipe, as the finishes were exactly the same as the rest of the Sasieni line.<br />
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Finally, there are the dots. This may sound a bit silly to the non-Sasieni collector, but Sasieni collectors know exactly what I mean. Sasieni collectors have a fascination with the striking logo, which is both distinctive yet tasteful. Some would say it has an almost mystical quality about it. Over the years, the dots have changed both in size and color (although many of the seeming color “variations” are simply a result of aging.) Over the years the dots ranged in color from light blue to a vivid sky blue. Many collectors are as enthralled with the dot variations as with the pipe itself!<br />
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The delights of this pipe are almost endless. They deliver a great smoke, visual enjoyment, and maybe even the possibility of monetary appreciation. They deserve to take their place next to the other great collectible pipes of England’s recent past, and perhaps, with more understanding on the part of collectors, they will.<br />
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=== Some Acknowledgments ===<br />
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*It is impossible to write an article such as this without a lot of help from other people, and indeed, I received a great deal of help from the pipe collecting community, from both the famous and the obscure. It never ceases to amaze me that I could call someone from out of the blue, and, upon identifying myself as a fellow pipe collector, have that person gladly, often enthusiastically, drop whatever he was doing and talk to me about pipes for an hour or more.<br />
*An article like this is never truly finished. Just when I think I’ve got it all figured out, I’ll talk to another collector, or read another magazine article, or come across some bit of long hidden information, and be forced to reconsider my ideas. Should anyone have anything to add to this article, I would enthusiastically welcome your call. My office number is (617) 878-1300.<br />
*Thanks first and foremost go to Theodore Justin Gage, former publisher of “The Compleat Smoker”, and Richard Carleton Hacker, author of “The Ultimate Pipe Book”. Both men graciously allowed me to quote from their published works, and gave generously of their time on three separate occasions each, even though neither of them was expecting a call from yours truly. Richard Carleton Hacker literally allowed his dinner to get cold one evening while he answered my many questions.<br />
*Thanks are due to Jim Cooke, the Vermont alchemist without whom there would be far fewer estate pieces in our collections. Jim answered many questions concerning the inner workings of the Sasieni pipe, describing in almost torturous detail the steps involved in creating the Eight Dot stem.<br />
*Many estate pipe dealers also gave generously of their time. Thanks go to Nikos Levin, Steve Leaders, and Jack Ehrmantraut, for discussing at length with me the current state of the Sasieni market.<br />
*Of course, there is the pipe collecting community itself, that legion of relentless individuals who scour the dark places in search of collectible briar. Thanks to Red Coombes, who played a crucial role in helping me verify the very existence of the seemingly apocryphal Ten Dot Sasieni. Thanks also to Mike Reschke, the well known Parker collector who’s also pretty smart when it comes to Sasieni’s. Mike introduced me to Jim Copic, and what amazing conversations those were! I felt like I had hit the mother load! Jim enthusiastically collects not only pipes but hard to find ephemera, and was an invaluable source of information about all kinds of obscure facts, including details of the Sasieni guarantee.<br />
*And finally, thanks to the members of the Massachusetts based Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club, particularly our fearless leader, Col. Don Powers, who encouraged me to write this article when I myself had grave doubts about the project (”Aw shucks, Don! I don’t know nothin’ about writin’ in no fancy magazine!”), and who if fact got me started on the road to collecting Sasieni’s in the first place.<br />
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Copyright (c) 1996 by Stephen P. Smith<br />
All rights reserved<br />
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#Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
#Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
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== Connecting the Dots: A Concise History of the Sasieni Pipe ==<br />
'''By Stephen P. Smith'''<br />
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[[Image:SasieniA.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 8-dot “Arundel”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniB.jpg|thumb|300px|Lovely 8-dot “Bedford”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniF.jpg|thumb|300px|“Buckingham,” a classic large billiard quite similar to the Dunhill LBS shape, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]]<br />
In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs.<br />
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Yet for all that, Sasieni’s are among the most underrated pipes on the collectible market, usually selling for far below their real worth. In this, they offer the astute collector a genuine opportunity, whether he or she is looking for a pipe with potential for appreciation, or simply a great pipe at a reasonable price.<br />
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However, in order for the collector to capitalize on this, it is vitally important to realize the Sasieni company changed hands on two occasions, and each owner had different priorities and agendas. Not surprisingly, this was reflected in the quality of the pipes made during these different times. All bore the Sasieni name, and yet they were very different pipes.<br />
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It is possible to divide the Sasieni history into three eras, similar to Barling. In fact, throughout this article, I will be referring to “Pre-Transition, Transition, and Post-Transition” Sasieni’s. While this may raise a few eyebrows, I believe it will become clear these classifications are actually quite appropriate.<br />
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Therefore, it will also become clear a collector must be able to distinguish between Sasieni’s of different eras, as it is mainly the family made pieces made between 1919 and 1979 which are truly desirable to collectors. The dual purposes of this article, then, are to trace the history of the Sasieni pipe, and to enable collectors to judge, with a reasonable degree of certainty, when the Sasieni in question was made.<br />
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=== A Brief History of the Sasieni Company ===<br />
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There is a great deal of mystery surrounding the Sasieni pipe, owing largely to the fact there is such a paucity of written information about them, as is the case with many collectible pipes. Even the name of the founder has been subject to debate. One respected source says the founder was named “Joel” Sasieni. Another equally respected source says with equal certainty the name was “Joseph” Sasieni. (A third, rather less reliable source once told me “Joel” and “Joseph” were brothers, but I think we can safely dismiss that.) An old Sasieni catalog which I came maddeningly identifies the founder as “J. Sasieni”. However, some research at the U. S. Patent Office conclusively shows that his first name was Joel.<br />
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Joel Sasieni apprenticed at Charatan, and moved on to Dunhill, where he eventually rose the position of factory manager. Many men would have been perfectly satisfied with such a position, but not Mr. Sasieni. He opened up his own factory in 1919, believing he could improve on some of Dunhill’s methods. Mr. Sasieni was, if nothing else, an optimist.<br />
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Things did not go smoothly for the new firm. The factory burned down almost immediately. Apparently undaunted, Mr. Sasieni simply rebuilt the factory and carried on.<br />
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One change he incorporated in his pipes was the method of curing the bowls. While the briar blocks were air cured, similar to Barling, Sasieni took this process a step further by “oven curing” his pipes. Each pipe was cured in an oven over a period of six weeks, being removed periodically by a factory worker, who would wipe away the moisture as it emerged from the bowl with a rag, and check it for cracks. The end result was Sasieni pipes (the ones that survived) were extremely dry smoking.<br />
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Sasieni was not oblivious to the success Dunhill had achieved with its famous “White Spot” logo, and while he obviously couldn’t copy the logo exactly, he apparently saw no problem with reinterpreting it a bit. Therefore, each Sasieni pipe which came out of the factory had a single blue dot in the stem.<br />
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Not surprisingly, the idea of their former employee competing with them using a very similar trademark didn’t exactly make Dunhill’s day. They threatened legal action in both the U. K. and the U. S.. Sasieni was saved in England by that country’s rather vague trademark laws, and the Sasieni One Dot continued to be produced for the European market for several decades.<br />
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Sasieni was not so fortunate in the U. S., where by the early 1920’s Sasieni had found an enthusiastic audience. In an initial attempt to comply with U. S. patent law, Sasieni moved the one blue dot to the side of the pipe. This unfortunately didn’t do the trick, and only a few side dot Sasieni’s were ever made, which are now extremely rare and collectible.<br />
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So, thanks in part to Dunhill’s patent attorneys, one of the most famous logos in the pipe industry was born. To clearly differentiate his pipes from Dunhill’s, and also to distinguish the American market pipes from all others (American market pipes originally only had a three month guarantee, although by the mid 1930’s this was extended to one year) Sasieni put four blue dots on the stem of his pipes, arranged in the shape of an elongated diamond.<br />
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The distinctive logo was an immediate hit in the U. S., where it, along with the pipes’ exceptional smoking qualities, helped the pipe to sell in such quantities the factory had trouble keeping up with the demand. In fact, by the 1930’s over 90% of Sasieni’s production was going to American shores.<br />
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Ah, but we Americans are a restless lot. We just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. So enamored had the U. S. market become of the four blue dots, the importer wanted to make sure they could be seen by everyone standing on each side of the smoker. Therefore Sasieni, reluctantly by some accounts, agreed to put four more dots on the right side of the stem.<br />
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The Sasieni Eight Dot is now the most collectible of all Sasieni pipes, due to both its scarcity and the fact that, unlike other Sasieni’s, the collector can be reasonably certain when the pipe was made. The Eight Dot made its debut in the late 1920’s or very early 1930’s, and was discontinued during W.W.II due to the inevitable shortages of supplies. Like the Four Dot, the Eight Dot had its logo made by individually inserting rods of blue plastic into pre-drilled holes in the stem, similar to the process used by Dunhill for their one white spot.<br />
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This was an excruciatingly difficult procedure, even on the Four Dot, for each dot had to be placed just right in order to create the desired diamond shape, and on the Eight Dot, both sets had to be symmetrical. For all that, it is rare to find a an original Sasieni bit in which the dots are even the slightest bit off. This in itself bears testimony to the fastidiousness with which Mr. Sasieni applied his craft. It also makes it fairly easy to spot a fake Sasieni stem.<br />
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Both the Eight Dot and the Four Dot were marketed in the U. S. during the pre-war years, with the Eight Dot fetching more money, even though both pipes used the same wood.<br />
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The post war years brought many changes at the Sasieni company, not the least of which was the death of Mr. Sasieni himself, in 1946. His son Alfred (named, perhaps, for his father’s arch-rival and former boss?) proved a worthy successor to his fathers’ business, and the company continued to thrive under his leadership. About this time the company started stamping “Four Dot” on the shanks of the pipes, to further capitalize on the now famous trademark’s prestige. There were other changes in both the shank nomenclature and the dots themselves, which will be reviewed in detail later on.<br />
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Through the post war years, Sasieni added shapes and lines. While the Four Dot remained their most famous product, the company also sold lines of “seconds” under various names, such as Mayfair, Fantail, Olde English, and Friar. These were pipes made of good wood, but possessed of some flaw, usually filled with putty. Pipes that were almost, but not quite, good enough to be a Four Dot were sold as Two Dots. I have two of these pipes in my collection. Both pipes are quite striking, exhibiting exquisite shapes and exceptional grain. At first I wondered why they were not Four Dots. Eventually, after long inspection, I discovered each pipe contained one very small filled flaw. In spite of this they remain two of my favorite pipes. However, it is clear Sasieni was determined to put the Four Dot logo on only the most perfect pipes.<br />
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Alfred Sasieni continued to run the company prosperously until 1979, when he sold out to another firm. Interestingly, he stayed on in the capacity of a director. At first it seems to have been a harmonious partnership. The new owners started their tenure with a limited edition reissue Eight Dot. This was a generous sized, natural stained smooth pipe which occasionally also had a gold band. Each pipe had a blue string running through the bowl, shank, and stem, affixed with a lead stamp and paper tab signed by Alfred Sasieni himself. These pipes are both strikingly handsome and maddeningly elusive, due to the fact only 100 (or so, accounts differ) were ever made.<br />
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This spirit of cooperation between the old and new owners does not appear to have lasted long. Alfred Sasieni believed only vulcanite should be used for pipe stems, eschewing the newer, trendier Lucite. When the new owners, contrary to Alfred’s wishes, issued a new Ten Dot, replete with Lucite stem, it seems Alfred decided he had had enough, and left the firm for good.<br />
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The new owners of what can accurately be called the “Transition” firm continued to create high quality pipes using the old wood and methods they inherited from the Alfred days. However, these pipes are not as collectible as the family pipes, and it is necessary for the collector to be able to differentiate between the two.<br />
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The new owners do not appear to have retained their interest in pipe making for very long, as they sold the company again in 1986. Unfortunately, this new, “Post-Transition” firm decided to abandon the high grade market place, and instead transformed the Sasieni into a mid range “smoker”, a metamorphosis from which it has yet to recover. The news owners decided to capitalize on the Four Dot mystique by eliminating all “second” lines, and issuing practically everything under the Sasieni banner as a Four Dot. This had the inevitable effect of lowering the overall quality of the line. For the first time, it was possible to find a Four Dot with a putty fill, which would have been unheard of when the family ran the company. Even the “Transition” firm maintained the integrity of the Four Dot line by marketing flawed pipes under some other line.<br />
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Ironically, it is generally agreed the two most active markets in this country today are the “high end” and “low end” markets, with the middle $35-$100 range being the most sluggish–precisely where the new Sasieni’s are now being marketed. Fortunately, fairly obvious changes in the nomenclature–to say nothing of the presence of putty–make it easy to spot a “Post-Transition” Sasieni.<br />
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=== Dating a Sasieni ===<br />
No, this has nothing to do with asking the pipe to go out to the movies with you. As I have mentioned before, it is important to be able to date a Sasieni which you are contemplating purchasing. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s, as I will now call them, are obviously the most collectible and desirable, with the Transition pipes being marginally collectible (although the commemorative Eight Dot, when you can find one, is extremely collectible), and the Post-Transition Sasieni’s having little or no collector value at all.<br />
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Unlike Dunhill’s, Sasieni’s (and in fact most pipes) do not have an explicit system for dating the pipe to the year. However, by understanding an admittedly somewhat arcane combination of nomenclature, patent numbers, and dot arrangements, it is possible to narrow your Sasieni’s date of manufacture to within a certain era, and sometime even down to a certain decade.<br />
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Ironically, the pre-W.W.II pipes are easier to date than the post war pipes, because Joel Sasieni was always fiddling with the details which help to date the pipe. Son Alfred seems to have made some initial changes in the nomenclature after taking over the company in 1946, and been content to leave well enough alone. Sasieni nomenclature changed very little between 1950 and 1979, although the company continued to develop new shapes and finishes.<br />
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To begin with, there are three main elements to dating the Sasieni pipe, the patent number, the style of the name “Sasieni” as it appears on the shank, and the Dots themselves. Naturally, there are exceptions to these rules (this hobby would be boring without them), but for the most part these guidelines apply better than 95% of the time. All Sasieni One, Four, and Eight Dot pipes made before W.W.II and destined for the U. S. market carried a patent number on the shank which usually started with the numbers “15″, with 150221/20 and 1513428 being representative of the group. Also, the name “Sasieni” was stamped on the shank in a very florid manner, with the tail of the last “i” sweeping underneath the name forming a shape which has been compared to a fish by more than one collector. This script was discontinued by Alfred almost immediately after he took over the company, so this alone tells you your pipe is pre W.W.II. Underneath in block lettering are the words “London Made”, with the patent number making the third line.<br />
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The dots will help you narrow this down further. As we mentioned, the short lived U. S. market One Dot was introduced around 1920, and was replaced by the early to mid 1920’s by the Four Dot. The 1920’s Four Dot is distinguishable by the florid Sasieni script, a patent number, and four blue dots, which are quite small compared to the pipes of post war years. Furthermore, by 1935 Sasieni began stamping pipes, based on the shape, with their own names, which were usually, but not always, English towns. For example, apples were stamped “Hurlingham”, bulldogs were “Grosvenor” or “Danzey”, and panels were “Lincoln”. One rare and interesting variation of this was the large bent, dubbed “Viscount Lascelles”. Even in this soft Sasieni market, these pipes regularly sell for $150 in their rare appearances in mailers.<br />
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As mentioned above, the Eight Dot appeared in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. These too have the florid script and the patent number, and the presence or absence of a town name will help you date this pipe fairly precisely. Although the Eight Dot remained in the catalogue through the war, it was for all intents and purposes discontinued during W.W.II.<br />
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Once Alfred took over the company in 1946, these elements changed in fairly rapid succession. The first thing to be changed was the nomenclature itself. In place of the elaborate “Sasieni” stamp of pre war pipes, a simpler, though still script style, “Sasieni” was used. This can be seen on patent pipes which have the small, old style dots.<br />
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Soon after, Sasieni enlarged the dots themselves, and they formed an equilateral rather than an elongated diamond. My pet theory on this is the dots were enlarged to make up for the fact there were no longer eight of them, but I can’t prove it. Finally the patent number was discontinued, and the words “Four Dot” were added. The shank thus read:<br />
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Sasieni<br />
Four Dot<br />
London Made.<br />
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Somewhat later still, this was modified to reflect the finish, e.g. Four Dot Walnut, or Four Dot Natural. All these changes seem to have been made in the years between 1946 and 1950. Therefore a pipe with new style dots and old style stamping almost certainly has a replacement stem.<br />
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This system changed little if at all in the ensuing thirty years. When the company was sold in 1979, one of the first things the new owners did was to eliminate the town names from the shanks. The dots were enlarged yet further, and the Sasieni name, though still done in script, was larger, as was the rest of the shank nomenclature, which in all other ways was similar to the Pre-Transition nomenclature. While these pipes are not as collectible as the family made pipes, they were made with care and are high quality.<br />
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The nomenclature changed again in 1986, with the sale of the company to the Post-Transition firm. The three line nomenclature was changed to two lines, with the first reading “Sasieni 4 Dot” and the second identifying the finish, e.g. Natural, Walnut, or Ruff Root. Note how 4 Dot is spelled, using an Arabic numeral 4, as opposed to spelling out the word “four”. This is the easiest way to spot a Post-Transition Sasieni, as the new company has used both script and block lettering to spell the word “Sasieni” on the shank.<br />
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As mentioned above, there are exceptions to these guidelines, which can be frustrating. Probably the most feared aberration in our neatly constructed Sasieni universe is the European One Dot. As may be remembered, Sasieni had no problem keeping his original trademark in Europe in spite of Dunhill’s best efforts to the contrary. This led to the pipe being manufactured for European markets until the sixties. If in doubt, check the rest of the nomenclature. Old style stamping (just think of the fish) means an old pipe.<br />
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The most difficult to distinguish from 1920’s era U. S. One Dots are the European One Dots made in the 30’s and 40’s. Here you just have to know your patent numbers and hope for the best, bearing in mind virtually any pre war Sasieni is collectible. In any event, these pipes are rarely found in the U. S..<br />
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A few other pipes, such as the plum finished pipes, kept their patent number after the war. Again, knowing your dots and script styles will help keep you from mis-dating these pipes.<br />
III. Why Collect Sasieni’s?<br />
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There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe.<br />
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There are many theories regarding the soft market for these pipes, the most logical and most accepted of which points to the low price of the currently made pipes. Sellers are often reluctant to price a pre-smoked pipe higher than an unsmoked one of the same brand, and buyers reluctant to pay more.. It is important to remember, though, there is a vast difference in quality between the Pre-Transition and Post-Transition Sasieni’s. The older pipes should sell for more than the new ones, simply because their quality is so much higher.<br />
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Monetary considerations aside, there are many other reasons to collect Sasieni’s. First, unlike many collectible pipes, the Sasieni is actually quite datable, contrary to popular belief. The ability to date a Sasieni at least within a certain era, and sometimes within a decade, not only deepens our appreciation of these pipes, it also ensures we spend our money wisely.<br />
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Furthermore, there is the company itself. Sasieni was a family owned company, run by people who took deep pride in their work. The firm has an interesting history, with links to two of England’s other great firms, Dunhill and Charatan, whose influence can occasionally be seen in Sasieni pipes.<br />
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Most importantly, there is the pipe itself. Sometimes it almost seems as though collectors forget the ultimate purpose of a pipe is to deliver a great smoke. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s fulfilled this purpose admirably, and continue to do so. The old Sasieni’s were renowned for being extremely dry smoking, and even today a well cared for Sasieni will deliver a cool, dry smoke, even though the pipe may be over seventy years old. While Pre-Transition Sasieni’s are usually available only on a pre-smoked basis, occasionally one can still be found unsmoked by the fortunate collector.<br />
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On top of all this, the pipe is truly pleasing to the eye. The wood is full grained, usually featuring striking cross cuts and astonishing birds-eye, as well as the occasional straight grain. The Four and Eight Dot, as well as the early One Dot pipes always had clean bowls. Any pipe with even a tiny fill was relegated to the “second” line.<br />
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One virtue of Sasieni’s which I rarely if ever see commented on deserves mention here. The Sasieni shape line, particularly prior to the war, has an undeserved reputation for being limited and overly conservative. Yet by 1935 their catalogue listed no less than 50 different shapes! As one acquires more of these pipes one will continually be surprised at the many unusual shapes, which show, perhaps, the influence of Charatan. Anyone who has ever seen the shape knows as the Exeter, which can only be described as a sort of freehand bull moose, will know what I mean.<br />
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Besides the Exeter, I have in my own collection a 1920’s One Dot shaped like a clay pipe, complete with tilted bowl and a heel underneath, and a 1970’s era Two Dot, which can only be described as a tilt bowl, diamond shank pear (Sasieni only used the descriptive town names on the Four and Eight Dot series). The Sasieni pipe is quite literally full of surprises. I have no doubt as I continue adding to my own collection, I will discover yet more unusual shapes.<br />
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Sasieni was also a pioneer in the concept of “Ladies’ Pipes”. Three styles, the “Argyle”, the “Montrose”, and the “Dorset” were designed specifically for ladies. Unlike many so-called ladies’ pipes, these pipes did not mar the finish with colored lacquer, or have a bowl so small the lady in question could only get a five minute smoke. Instead, they had reasonably sized bowls, and long slender stems and shanks. The “Argyle” and “Montrose” were carved and smooth versions of a Billiard, respectively, and the “Dorset” was a carved oval shaped bowl. Needless to say, these pipes could be enjoyed by anyone who simply wanted a smaller, slimmer pipe, as the finishes were exactly the same as the rest of the Sasieni line.<br />
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Finally, there are the dots. This may sound a bit silly to the non-Sasieni collector, but Sasieni collectors know exactly what I mean. Sasieni collectors have a fascination with the striking logo, which is both distinctive yet tasteful. Some would say it has an almost mystical quality about it. Over the years, the dots have changed both in size and color (although many of the seeming color “variations” are simply a result of aging.) Over the years the dots ranged in color from light blue to a vivid sky blue. Many collectors are as enthralled with the dot variations as with the pipe itself!<br />
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The delights of this pipe are almost endless. They deliver a great smoke, visual enjoyment, and maybe even the possibility of monetary appreciation. They deserve to take their place next to the other great collectible pipes of England’s recent past, and perhaps, with more understanding on the part of collectors, they will.<br />
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=== Some Acknowledgments ===<br />
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*It is impossible to write an article such as this without a lot of help from other people, and indeed, I received a great deal of help from the pipe collecting community, from both the famous and the obscure. It never ceases to amaze me that I could call someone from out of the blue, and, upon identifying myself as a fellow pipe collector, have that person gladly, often enthusiastically, drop whatever he was doing and talk to me about pipes for an hour or more.<br />
*An article like this is never truly finished. Just when I think I’ve got it all figured out, I’ll talk to another collector, or read another magazine article, or come across some bit of long hidden information, and be forced to reconsider my ideas. Should anyone have anything to add to this article, I would enthusiastically welcome your call. My office number is (617) 878-1300.<br />
*Thanks first and foremost go to Theodore Justin Gage, former publisher of “The Compleat Smoker”, and Richard Carleton Hacker, author of “The Ultimate Pipe Book”. Both men graciously allowed me to quote from their published works, and gave generously of their time on three separate occasions each, even though neither of them was expecting a call from yours truly. Richard Carleton Hacker literally allowed his dinner to get cold one evening while he answered my many questions.<br />
*Thanks are due to Jim Cooke, the Vermont alchemist without whom there would be far fewer estate pieces in our collections. Jim answered many questions concerning the inner workings of the Sasieni pipe, describing in almost torturous detail the steps involved in creating the Eight Dot stem.<br />
*Many estate pipe dealers also gave generously of their time. Thanks go to Nikos Levin, Steve Leaders, and Jack Ehrmantraut, for discussing at length with me the current state of the Sasieni market.<br />
*Of course, there is the pipe collecting community itself, that legion of relentless individuals who scour the dark places in search of collectible briar. Thanks to Red Coombes, who played a crucial role in helping me verify the very existence of the seemingly apocryphal Ten Dot Sasieni. Thanks also to Mike Reschke, the well known Parker collector who’s also pretty smart when it comes to Sasieni’s. Mike introduced me to Jim Copic, and what amazing conversations those were! I felt like I had hit the mother load! Jim enthusiastically collects not only pipes but hard to find ephemera, and was an invaluable source of information about all kinds of obscure facts, including details of the Sasieni guarantee.<br />
*And finally, thanks to the members of the Massachusetts based Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club, particularly our fearless leader, Col. Don Powers, who encouraged me to write this article when I myself had grave doubts about the project (”Aw shucks, Don! I don’t know nothin’ about writin’ in no fancy magazine!”), and who if fact got me started on the road to collecting Sasieni’s in the first place.<br />
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Copyright (c) 1996 by Stephen P. Smith<br />
All rights reserved<br />
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#Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
#Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
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== Connecting the Dots: A Concise History of the Sasieni Pipe ==<br />
'''By Stephen P. Smith'''<br />
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[[Image:SasieniA.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 8-dot “Arundel”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniB.jpg|thumb|300px|Lovely 8-dot “Bedford”, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniF.jpg|thumb|300px|“Buckingham,” a classic large billiard quite similar to the Dunhill LBS shape, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]]<br />
[[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]]<br />
In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs.<br />
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Yet for all that, Sasieni’s are among the most underrated pipes on the collectible market, usually selling for far below their real worth. In this, they offer the astute collector a genuine opportunity, whether he or she is looking for a pipe with potential for appreciation, or simply a great pipe at a reasonable price.<br />
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However, in order for the collector to capitalize on this, it is vitally important to realize the Sasieni company changed hands on two occasions, and each owner had different priorities and agendas. Not surprisingly, this was reflected in the quality of the pipes made during these different times. All bore the Sasieni name, and yet they were very different pipes.<br />
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It is possible to divide the Sasieni history into three eras, similar to Barling. In fact, throughout this article, I will be referring to “Pre-Transition, Transition, and Post-Transition” Sasieni’s. While this may raise a few eyebrows, I believe it will become clear these classifications are actually quite appropriate.<br />
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Therefore, it will also become clear a collector must be able to distinguish between Sasieni’s of different eras, as it is mainly the family made pieces made between 1919 and 1979 which are truly desirable to collectors. The dual purposes of this article, then, are to trace the history of the Sasieni pipe, and to enable collectors to judge, with a reasonable degree of certainty, when the Sasieni in question was made.<br />
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=== A Brief History of the Sasieni Company ===<br />
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There is a great deal of mystery surrounding the Sasieni pipe, owing largely to the fact there is such a paucity of written information about them, as is the case with many collectible pipes. Even the name of the founder has been subject to debate. One respected source says the founder was named “Joel” Sasieni. Another equally respected source says with equal certainty the name was “Joseph” Sasieni. (A third, rather less reliable source once told me “Joel” and “Joseph” were brothers, but I think we can safely dismiss that.) An old Sasieni catalog which I came maddeningly identifies the founder as “J. Sasieni”. However, some research at the U. S. Patent Office conclusively shows that his first name was Joel.<br />
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Joel Sasieni apprenticed at Charatan, and moved on to Dunhill, where he eventually rose the position of factory manager. Many men would have been perfectly satisfied with such a position, but not Mr. Sasieni. He opened up his own factory in 1919, believing he could improve on some of Dunhill’s methods. Mr. Sasieni was, if nothing else, an optimist.<br />
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Things did not go smoothly for the new firm. The factory burned down almost immediately. Apparently undaunted, Mr. Sasieni simply rebuilt the factory and carried on.<br />
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One change he incorporated in his pipes was the method of curing the bowls. While the briar blocks were air cured, similar to Barling, Sasieni took this process a step further by “oven curing” his pipes. Each pipe was cured in an oven over a period of six weeks, being removed periodically by a factory worker, who would wipe away the moisture as it emerged from the bowl with a rag, and check it for cracks. The end result was Sasieni pipes (the ones that survived) were extremely dry smoking.<br />
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Sasieni was not oblivious to the success Dunhill had achieved with its famous “White Spot” logo, and while he obviously couldn’t copy the logo exactly, he apparently saw no problem with reinterpreting it a bit. Therefore, each Sasieni pipe which came out of the factory had a single blue dot in the stem.<br />
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Not surprisingly, the idea of their former employee competing with them using a very similar trademark didn’t exactly make Dunhill’s day. They threatened legal action in both the U. K. and the U. S.. Sasieni was saved in England by that country’s rather vague trademark laws, and the Sasieni One Dot continued to be produced for the European market for several decades.<br />
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Sasieni was not so fortunate in the U. S., where by the early 1920’s Sasieni had found an enthusiastic audience. In an initial attempt to comply with U. S. patent law, Sasieni moved the one blue dot to the side of the pipe. This unfortunately didn’t do the trick, and only a few side dot Sasieni’s were ever made, which are now extremely rare and collectible.<br />
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So, thanks in part to Dunhill’s patent attorneys, one of the most famous logos in the pipe industry was born. To clearly differentiate his pipes from Dunhill’s, and also to distinguish the American market pipes from all others (American market pipes originally only had a three month guarantee, although by the mid 1930’s this was extended to one year) Sasieni put four blue dots on the stem of his pipes, arranged in the shape of an elongated diamond.<br />
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The distinctive logo was an immediate hit in the U. S., where it, along with the pipes’ exceptional smoking qualities, helped the pipe to sell in such quantities the factory had trouble keeping up with the demand. In fact, by the 1930’s over 90% of Sasieni’s production was going to American shores.<br />
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Ah, but we Americans are a restless lot. We just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. So enamored had the U. S. market become of the four blue dots, the importer wanted to make sure they could be seen by everyone standing on each side of the smoker. Therefore Sasieni, reluctantly by some accounts, agreed to put four more dots on the right side of the stem.<br />
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The Sasieni Eight Dot is now the most collectible of all Sasieni pipes, due to both its scarcity and the fact that, unlike other Sasieni’s, the collector can be reasonably certain when the pipe was made. The Eight Dot made its debut in the late 1920’s or very early 1930’s, and was discontinued during W.W.II due to the inevitable shortages of supplies. Like the Four Dot, the Eight Dot had its logo made by individually inserting rods of blue plastic into pre-drilled holes in the stem, similar to the process used by Dunhill for their one white spot.<br />
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This was an excruciatingly difficult procedure, even on the Four Dot, for each dot had to be placed just right in order to create the desired diamond shape, and on the Eight Dot, both sets had to be symmetrical. For all that, it is rare to find a an original Sasieni bit in which the dots are even the slightest bit off. This in itself bears testimony to the fastidiousness with which Mr. Sasieni applied his craft. It also makes it fairly easy to spot a fake Sasieni stem.<br />
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Both the Eight Dot and the Four Dot were marketed in the U. S. during the pre-war years, with the Eight Dot fetching more money, even though both pipes used the same wood.<br />
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The post war years brought many changes at the Sasieni company, not the least of which was the death of Mr. Sasieni himself, in 1946. His son Alfred (named, perhaps, for his father’s arch-rival and former boss?) proved a worthy successor to his fathers’ business, and the company continued to thrive under his leadership. About this time the company started stamping “Four Dot” on the shanks of the pipes, to further capitalize on the now famous trademark’s prestige. There were other changes in both the shank nomenclature and the dots themselves, which will be reviewed in detail later on.<br />
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Through the post war years, Sasieni added shapes and lines. While the Four Dot remained their most famous product, the company also sold lines of “seconds” under various names, such as Mayfair, Fantail, Olde English, and Friar. These were pipes made of good wood, but possessed of some flaw, usually filled with putty. Pipes that were almost, but not quite, good enough to be a Four Dot were sold as Two Dots. I have two of these pipes in my collection. Both pipes are quite striking, exhibiting exquisite shapes and exceptional grain. At first I wondered why they were not Four Dots. Eventually, after long inspection, I discovered each pipe contained one very small filled flaw. In spite of this they remain two of my favorite pipes. However, it is clear Sasieni was determined to put the Four Dot logo on only the most perfect pipes.<br />
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Alfred Sasieni continued to run the company prosperously until 1979, when he sold out to another firm. Interestingly, he stayed on in the capacity of a director. At first it seems to have been a harmonious partnership. The new owners started their tenure with a limited edition reissue Eight Dot. This was a generous sized, natural stained smooth pipe which occasionally also had a gold band. Each pipe had a blue string running through the bowl, shank, and stem, affixed with a lead stamp and paper tab signed by Alfred Sasieni himself. These pipes are both strikingly handsome and maddeningly elusive, due to the fact only 100 (or so, accounts differ) were ever made.<br />
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This spirit of cooperation between the old and new owners does not appear to have lasted long. Alfred Sasieni believed only vulcanite should be used for pipe stems, eschewing the newer, trendier Lucite. When the new owners, contrary to Alfred’s wishes, issued a new Ten Dot, replete with Lucite stem, it seems Alfred decided he had had enough, and left the firm for good.<br />
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The new owners of what can accurately be called the “Transition” firm continued to create high quality pipes using the old wood and methods they inherited from the Alfred days. However, these pipes are not as collectible as the family pipes, and it is necessary for the collector to be able to differentiate between the two.<br />
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The new owners do not appear to have retained their interest in pipe making for very long, as they sold the company again in 1986. Unfortunately, this new, “Post-Transition” firm decided to abandon the high grade market place, and instead transformed the Sasieni into a mid range “smoker”, a metamorphosis from which it has yet to recover. The news owners decided to capitalize on the Four Dot mystique by eliminating all “second” lines, and issuing practically everything under the Sasieni banner as a Four Dot. This had the inevitable effect of lowering the overall quality of the line. For the first time, it was possible to find a Four Dot with a putty fill, which would have been unheard of when the family ran the company. Even the “Transition” firm maintained the integrity of the Four Dot line by marketing flawed pipes under some other line.<br />
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Ironically, it is generally agreed the two most active markets in this country today are the “high end” and “low end” markets, with the middle $35-$100 range being the most sluggish–precisely where the new Sasieni’s are now being marketed. Fortunately, fairly obvious changes in the nomenclature–to say nothing of the presence of putty–make it easy to spot a “Post-Transition” Sasieni.<br />
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=== Dating a Sasieni ===<br />
No, this has nothing to do with asking the pipe to go out to the movies with you. As I have mentioned before, it is important to be able to date a Sasieni which you are contemplating purchasing. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s, as I will now call them, are obviously the most collectible and desirable, with the Transition pipes being marginally collectible (although the commemorative Eight Dot, when you can find one, is extremely collectible), and the Post-Transition Sasieni’s having little or no collector value at all.<br />
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Unlike Dunhill’s, Sasieni’s (and in fact most pipes) do not have an explicit system for dating the pipe to the year. However, by understanding an admittedly somewhat arcane combination of nomenclature, patent numbers, and dot arrangements, it is possible to narrow your Sasieni’s date of manufacture to within a certain era, and sometime even down to a certain decade.<br />
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Ironically, the pre-W.W.II pipes are easier to date than the post war pipes, because Joel Sasieni was always fiddling with the details which help to date the pipe. Son Alfred seems to have made some initial changes in the nomenclature after taking over the company in 1946, and been content to leave well enough alone. Sasieni nomenclature changed very little between 1950 and 1979, although the company continued to develop new shapes and finishes.<br />
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To begin with, there are three main elements to dating the Sasieni pipe, the patent number, the style of the name “Sasieni” as it appears on the shank, and the Dots themselves. Naturally, there are exceptions to these rules (this hobby would be boring without them), but for the most part these guidelines apply better than 95% of the time. All Sasieni One, Four, and Eight Dot pipes made before W.W.II and destined for the U. S. market carried a patent number on the shank which usually started with the numbers “15″, with 150221/20 and 1513428 being representative of the group. Also, the name “Sasieni” was stamped on the shank in a very florid manner, with the tail of the last “i” sweeping underneath the name forming a shape which has been compared to a fish by more than one collector. This script was discontinued by Alfred almost immediately after he took over the company, so this alone tells you your pipe is pre W.W.II. Underneath in block lettering are the words “London Made”, with the patent number making the third line.<br />
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The dots will help you narrow this down further. As we mentioned, the short lived U. S. market One Dot was introduced around 1920, and was replaced by the early to mid 1920’s by the Four Dot. The 1920’s Four Dot is distinguishable by the florid Sasieni script, a patent number, and four blue dots, which are quite small compared to the pipes of post war years. Furthermore, by 1935 Sasieni began stamping pipes, based on the shape, with their own names, which were usually, but not always, English towns. For example, apples were stamped “Hurlingham”, bulldogs were “Grosvenor” or “Danzey”, and panels were “Lincoln”. One rare and interesting variation of this was the large bent, dubbed “Viscount Lascelles”. Even in this soft Sasieni market, these pipes regularly sell for $150 in their rare appearances in mailers.<br />
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As mentioned above, the Eight Dot appeared in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. These too have the florid script and the patent number, and the presence or absence of a town name will help you date this pipe fairly precisely. Although the Eight Dot remained in the catalogue through the war, it was for all intents and purposes discontinued during W.W.II.<br />
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Once Alfred took over the company in 1946, these elements changed in fairly rapid succession. The first thing to be changed was the nomenclature itself. In place of the elaborate “Sasieni” stamp of pre war pipes, a simpler, though still script style, “Sasieni” was used. This can be seen on patent pipes which have the small, old style dots.<br />
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Soon after, Sasieni enlarged the dots themselves, and they formed an equilateral rather than an elongated diamond. My pet theory on this is the dots were enlarged to make up for the fact there were no longer eight of them, but I can’t prove it. Finally the patent number was discontinued, and the words “Four Dot” were added. The shank thus read:<br />
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Sasieni<br />
Four Dot<br />
London Made.<br />
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Somewhat later still, this was modified to reflect the finish, e.g. Four Dot Walnut, or Four Dot Natural. All these changes seem to have been made in the years between 1946 and 1950. Therefore a pipe with new style dots and old style stamping almost certainly has a replacement stem.<br />
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This system changed little if at all in the ensuing thirty years. When the company was sold in 1979, one of the first things the new owners did was to eliminate the town names from the shanks. The dots were enlarged yet further, and the Sasieni name, though still done in script, was larger, as was the rest of the shank nomenclature, which in all other ways was similar to the Pre-Transition nomenclature. While these pipes are not as collectible as the family made pipes, they were made with care and are high quality.<br />
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The nomenclature changed again in 1986, with the sale of the company to the Post-Transition firm. The three line nomenclature was changed to two lines, with the first reading “Sasieni 4 Dot” and the second identifying the finish, e.g. Natural, Walnut, or Ruff Root. Note how 4 Dot is spelled, using an Arabic numeral 4, as opposed to spelling out the word “four”. This is the easiest way to spot a Post-Transition Sasieni, as the new company has used both script and block lettering to spell the word “Sasieni” on the shank.<br />
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As mentioned above, there are exceptions to these guidelines, which can be frustrating. Probably the most feared aberration in our neatly constructed Sasieni universe is the European One Dot. As may be remembered, Sasieni had no problem keeping his original trademark in Europe in spite of Dunhill’s best efforts to the contrary. This led to the pipe being manufactured for European markets until the sixties. If in doubt, check the rest of the nomenclature. Old style stamping (just think of the fish) means an old pipe.<br />
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The most difficult to distinguish from 1920’s era U. S. One Dots are the European One Dots made in the 30’s and 40’s. Here you just have to know your patent numbers and hope for the best, bearing in mind virtually any pre war Sasieni is collectible. In any event, these pipes are rarely found in the U. S..<br />
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A few other pipes, such as the plum finished pipes, kept their patent number after the war. Again, knowing your dots and script styles will help keep you from mis-dating these pipes.<br />
III. Why Collect Sasieni’s?<br />
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There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe.<br />
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There are many theories regarding the soft market for these pipes, the most logical and most accepted of which points to the low price of the currently made pipes. Sellers are often reluctant to price a pre-smoked pipe higher than an unsmoked one of the same brand, and buyers reluctant to pay more.. It is important to remember, though, there is a vast difference in quality between the Pre-Transition and Post-Transition Sasieni’s. The older pipes should sell for more than the new ones, simply because their quality is so much higher.<br />
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Monetary considerations aside, there are many other reasons to collect Sasieni’s. First, unlike many collectible pipes, the Sasieni is actually quite datable, contrary to popular belief. The ability to date a Sasieni at least within a certain era, and sometimes within a decade, not only deepens our appreciation of these pipes, it also ensures we spend our money wisely.<br />
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Furthermore, there is the company itself. Sasieni was a family owned company, run by people who took deep pride in their work. The firm has an interesting history, with links to two of England’s other great firms, Dunhill and Charatan, whose influence can occasionally be seen in Sasieni pipes.<br />
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Most importantly, there is the pipe itself. Sometimes it almost seems as though collectors forget the ultimate purpose of a pipe is to deliver a great smoke. Pre-Transition Sasieni’s fulfilled this purpose admirably, and continue to do so. The old Sasieni’s were renowned for being extremely dry smoking, and even today a well cared for Sasieni will deliver a cool, dry smoke, even though the pipe may be over seventy years old. While Pre-Transition Sasieni’s are usually available only on a pre-smoked basis, occasionally one can still be found unsmoked by the fortunate collector.<br />
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On top of all this, the pipe is truly pleasing to the eye. The wood is full grained, usually featuring striking cross cuts and astonishing birds-eye, as well as the occasional straight grain. The Four and Eight Dot, as well as the early One Dot pipes always had clean bowls. Any pipe with even a tiny fill was relegated to the “second” line.<br />
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One virtue of Sasieni’s which I rarely if ever see commented on deserves mention here. The Sasieni shape line, particularly prior to the war, has an undeserved reputation for being limited and overly conservative. Yet by 1935 their catalogue listed no less than 50 different shapes! As one acquires more of these pipes one will continually be surprised at the many unusual shapes, which show, perhaps, the influence of Charatan. Anyone who has ever seen the shape knows as the Exeter, which can only be described as a sort of freehand bull moose, will know what I mean.<br />
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Besides the Exeter, I have in my own collection a 1920’s One Dot shaped like a clay pipe, complete with tilted bowl and a heel underneath, and a 1970’s era Two Dot, which can only be described as a tilt bowl, diamond shank pear (Sasieni only used the descriptive town names on the Four and Eight Dot series). The Sasieni pipe is quite literally full of surprises. I have no doubt as I continue adding to my own collection, I will discover yet more unusual shapes.<br />
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Sasieni was also a pioneer in the concept of “Ladies’ Pipes”. Three styles, the “Argyle”, the “Montrose”, and the “Dorset” were designed specifically for ladies. Unlike many so-called ladies’ pipes, these pipes did not mar the finish with colored lacquer, or have a bowl so small the lady in question could only get a five minute smoke. Instead, they had reasonably sized bowls, and long slender stems and shanks. The “Argyle” and “Montrose” were carved and smooth versions of a Billiard, respectively, and the “Dorset” was a carved oval shaped bowl. Needless to say, these pipes could be enjoyed by anyone who simply wanted a smaller, slimmer pipe, as the finishes were exactly the same as the rest of the Sasieni line.<br />
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Finally, there are the dots. This may sound a bit silly to the non-Sasieni collector, but Sasieni collectors know exactly what I mean. Sasieni collectors have a fascination with the striking logo, which is both distinctive yet tasteful. Some would say it has an almost mystical quality about it. Over the years, the dots have changed both in size and color (although many of the seeming color “variations” are simply a result of aging.) Over the years the dots ranged in color from light blue to a vivid sky blue. Many collectors are as enthralled with the dot variations as with the pipe itself!<br />
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The delights of this pipe are almost endless. They deliver a great smoke, visual enjoyment, and maybe even the possibility of monetary appreciation. They deserve to take their place next to the other great collectible pipes of England’s recent past, and perhaps, with more understanding on the part of collectors, they will.<br />
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=== Some Acknowledgments ===<br />
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*It is impossible to write an article such as this without a lot of help from other people, and indeed, I received a great deal of help from the pipe collecting community, from both the famous and the obscure. It never ceases to amaze me that I could call someone from out of the blue, and, upon identifying myself as a fellow pipe collector, have that person gladly, often enthusiastically, drop whatever he was doing and talk to me about pipes for an hour or more.<br />
*An article like this is never truly finished. Just when I think I’ve got it all figured out, I’ll talk to another collector, or read another magazine article, or come across some bit of long hidden information, and be forced to reconsider my ideas. Should anyone have anything to add to this article, I would enthusiastically welcome your call. My office number is (617) 878-1300.<br />
*Thanks first and foremost go to Theodore Justin Gage, former publisher of “The Compleat Smoker”, and Richard Carleton Hacker, author of “The Ultimate Pipe Book”. Both men graciously allowed me to quote from their published works, and gave generously of their time on three separate occasions each, even though neither of them was expecting a call from yours truly. Richard Carleton Hacker literally allowed his dinner to get cold one evening while he answered my many questions.<br />
*Thanks are due to Jim Cooke, the Vermont alchemist without whom there would be far fewer estate pieces in our collections. Jim answered many questions concerning the inner workings of the Sasieni pipe, describing in almost torturous detail the steps involved in creating the Eight Dot stem.<br />
*Many estate pipe dealers also gave generously of their time. Thanks go to Nikos Levin, Steve Leaders, and Jack Ehrmantraut, for discussing at length with me the current state of the Sasieni market.<br />
*Of course, there is the pipe collecting community itself, that legion of relentless individuals who scour the dark places in search of collectible briar. Thanks to Red Coombes, who played a crucial role in helping me verify the very existence of the seemingly apocryphal Ten Dot Sasieni. Thanks also to Mike Reschke, the well known Parker collector who’s also pretty smart when it comes to Sasieni’s. Mike introduced me to Jim Copic, and what amazing conversations those were! I felt like I had hit the mother load! Jim enthusiastically collects not only pipes but hard to find ephemera, and was an invaluable source of information about all kinds of obscure facts, including details of the Sasieni guarantee.<br />
*And finally, thanks to the members of the Massachusetts based Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club, particularly our fearless leader, Col. Don Powers, who encouraged me to write this article when I myself had grave doubts about the project (”Aw shucks, Don! I don’t know nothin’ about writin’ in no fancy magazine!”), and who if fact got me started on the road to collecting Sasieni’s in the first place.<br />
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Copyright (c) 1996 by Stephen P. Smith<br />
All rights reserved<br />
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#Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
#Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission.<br />
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