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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | The Calabresi line of pipes were produced by Thomas [[Cristiano]] in Tampa, Florida. A sub-brand of Calabresi was Londonaire. The pipes were stamped "Calabresi" and generally bore a letter C on the stem. The Londonaire pipes were apparently made in both England and Italy, stamped Londonaire, and had an anchor on the stem. | ||
<center><gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Examples of Calabresi and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:Calabresi01.jpg | |||
File:Calabresi08.jpg | |||
Calabresi2-01.jpg | |||
Calabresi2-07.jpg | |||
Calabresi2-09.jpg | |||
Calabresi2-10.jpg | |||
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<center><gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Londonaire examples and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:LondonairePoker01.jpg|Londonaire Poker | |||
File:LondonairePoker07.jpg|Londonaire Poker, Nomenclature | |||
File:LondonairePoker08.jpg|Londonaire Poker, Made in London England Nomenclature | |||
File:LondonaireRhod01.jpg|Londonaire Rhodesian, Italian Made | |||
File:LondonaireRhod07.jpg|Londonaire Rhodesian Nomenclature | |||
File:LondonaireRhod08.jpg|Londonaire Rhodesian Nomenclature | |||
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<gallery widths=450px heights=700px caption="Perhaps there is more than one Londonaire? This display rack would appear to be for an earlier production of the brand:"> | |||
File:LondonaireShapeChar.jpg|Londonaire Shape Chart on the back of a display rack | |||
File:LondonaireDisplayRack.jpg|Front of the display rack, loaded with cobs likely not original to the rack, as it indicates Selected Imported Briar. The price of $3.50 would indicate this is a much earlier Londonaire than those imported by Cristiano. | |||
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To further add to the confusion, there is also a pipe called the '''[[HOS Londonier]]''' | |||
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[[Category: United States]] | |||
[[Category: Great Britain]] | |||
[[Category: Italy]] | |||
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The Calabresi line of pipes were produced by Thomas Cristiano in Tampa, Florida. A sub-brand of Calabresi was Londonaire. The pipes were stamped "Calabresi" and generally bore a letter C on the stem. The Londonaire pipes were apparently made in both England and Italy, stamped Londonaire, and had an anchor on the stem.
- Examples of Calabresi and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka
- Londonaire examples and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Londonaire Poker
Londonaire Poker, Nomenclature
Londonaire Poker, Made in London England Nomenclature
Londonaire Rhodesian, Italian Made
Londonaire Rhodesian Nomenclature
Londonaire Rhodesian Nomenclature
- Perhaps there is more than one Londonaire? This display rack would appear to be for an earlier production of the brand:
Londonaire Shape Chart on the back of a display rack
Front of the display rack, loaded with cobs likely not original to the rack, as it indicates Selected Imported Briar. The price of $3.50 would indicate this is a much earlier Londonaire than those imported by Cristiano.
To further add to the confusion, there is also a pipe called the HOS Londonier