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Today Cano Ozgener and his family are devoted to creating beauty with the highest quality. CAO meerschaum pipes are a testament to this devotion. Only the best block-meerschaum is shipped to CAO for carving.  
Today Cano Ozgener and his family are devoted to creating beauty with the highest quality. CAO meerschaum pipes are a testament to this devotion. Only the best block-meerschaum is shipped to CAO for carving.  


''The preceding article is reprinted here with the permission (forth coming) of Bennington Tobacconist''
''The preceding article is reprinted here with the permission (forth coming) of [[Bennington Tobacconist]]''


Ismet Bekler carved many meerschaum pipes, which were signed by him and sold by CAO, beginning in 1977.  CAO actually trademarked his last name for use in 2001.  Other carvers also provided pipes to CAO, and at least one other, Kural, also signed pipes made for CAO.
Ismet Bekler carved many meerschaum pipes, which were signed by him and sold by CAO, beginning in 1977.  CAO actually trademarked his last name for use in 2001.  Other carvers also provided pipes to CAO, and at least one other, Kural, also signed pipes made for CAO.