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Amphora is produced by the Royal Dutch Pipe Factory, which produces over 10,000 pipes a year, according to José Manuel Lopes. The symbol is an "A," sometimes in a white circle.
[[File:Amphora1970.jpg|thumb|Amphora Add, circa 1970, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Amphora pipes are made in Holland by the [[Gubbels|Jos. Gubbels]] organization, the same company which makes the very well known and loved Amphora Pipe Tobaccos. The pipes are produced in relatively small numbers to a high standard and not commonly found. They were used primarily in promotions and incentives for Amphora tobacco.
 
[[File:Amphora Chart.jpg|thumb|Amphora Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Amphora1975.jpg|thumb|Amphora Flier, circa 1975, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Amphora Info 1967.jpg|thumb|1967 Pipe Coupon, likely included with Amphora Tobacco, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]
The Royal Dutch Pipe Factory Elbert Gubbels & Sons B.V. is the only manufacturer of briarroot tobacco pipes in the Benelux countries where pipes of high quality are made under the brands [[Big Ben]], [[Hilson]], [[Royal Dutch]] and Amphora. They also supply numerous smokers' accessories of high quality.
 
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==Notes==
==Notes==
Lopes, Jose Manuel, Pipes: Artisans and Trademarks, Quimera Editores, 2005, p. 49
Lopes, Jose Manuel, Pipes: Artisans and Trademarks, Quimera Editores, 2005, p. 49
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]]
[[Category: Netherlands]]

Revision as of 17:18, 24 February 2019

Amphora Add, circa 1970, courtesy Doug Valitchka

Amphora pipes are made in Holland by the Jos. Gubbels organization, the same company which makes the very well known and loved Amphora Pipe Tobaccos. The pipes are produced in relatively small numbers to a high standard and not commonly found. They were used primarily in promotions and incentives for Amphora tobacco.

Amphora Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Amphora Flier, circa 1975, courtesy Doug Valitchka
1967 Pipe Coupon, likely included with Amphora Tobacco, courtesy Doug Valitchka

The Royal Dutch Pipe Factory Elbert Gubbels & Sons B.V. is the only manufacturer of briarroot tobacco pipes in the Benelux countries where pipes of high quality are made under the brands Big Ben, Hilson, Royal Dutch and Amphora. They also supply numerous smokers' accessories of high quality.

Notes

Lopes, Jose Manuel, Pipes: Artisans and Trademarks, Quimera Editores, 2005, p. 49