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[[File:Amphora1970.jpg|thumb|left|Amphora Add, circa 1970, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Amphora1975.jpg|thumb|Amphora Flier, circa 1975, 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. | [[File:Amphora1970.jpg|thumb|left|Amphora Add, circa 1970, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Amphora01.jpg|thumb|Example, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Amphora1975.jpg|thumb|Amphora Flier, circa 1975, 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. | ||
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. | 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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Revision as of 22:45, 11 June 2016
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.
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.
- Example details, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Notes
Lopes, Jose Manuel, Pipes: Artisans and Trademarks, Quimera Editores, 2005, p. 49